UN resolution will provide ‘pathway to peace’ between Israel and Palestine: PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government believes the United Nations resolution on Palestine they voted for will provide a “pathway to peace” between Israel and Palestine. Australia supported a resolution at the United Nations, calling on the Security Council to reconsider granting full membership to Palestine on Friday night (local time). “The Australian government has a long-term position of support for a two-state solution,” Mr Albanese said during Question Time on Tuesday. “In this, I accept responsibility for government decisions as prime minister. “We had a proper process to make that decision through all of our appropriate channels. “We, in supporting that resolution, when we saw the wording, believed that it’s consistent with providing a pathway to peace that is so necessary as we go forward.”