Wong’s Palestine election demand: Who will protect the voters under occupation?

Podcast: New Politics: Australian Politics, News, Analysis & Commentary · New Politics

Opublikowano: 2026-10-23

Penny Wong’s criticism of the postponed Palestinian elections raises a crucial issue for Australian foreign policy: how can a democracy that’s been destroyed flourish under occupation? While Mahmoud Abbas’s prolonged presidency needs scrutiny, credible elections require freedom of movement, independent observers and voter safety – conditions that are undermined by Israeli military control, displacement and the destruction in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. This episode examines whether the Albanese government’s demands for Palestinian accountability are matched by action on Israeli settlements and settler violence, and whether Australia treats Palestinian democracy as a right to uphold or another co...