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Australia reverses former government decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel capital

MIDETAS ISRAEL AUSTRALIA DIPLOMACY

The entrance to the Australian Embassy offices in Tel Aviv, Israel Source: AAP / ABIR SULTAN/EPA

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