'We had no intention': Israeli ambassador defends rare move on Labor platform

We just brought information to the knowledge of the decision-makers."The Palestinian envoys here also had some things to say about the ALP platform and convention, and no-one said it's foreign intervention," he said.At the time, the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN), an advocacy group, condemned what it called an "extraordinary intervention" by the Israeli embassy and described it as "an unacceptable attempt by a foreign government to influence Australia’s domestic political processes"."If the Israeli regime believes Labor's platform is too critical while Gaza is being destroyed, perhaps it should reflect on its own conduct rather than attempting to pressure an Australian political party," APAN president Nasser Mashni said.Mashni said the draft platform fell "far short of taking appropriate action to recognise the Palestinian genocide" The Australian government reaffirms that Hamas must disarm and play no role in the State of Palestine."Delegates at the Labor conference ultimately adopted the platform's positions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict without significant changes or debate.Newman told SBS Hebrew the embassy "appreciated" that Wong had "re-emphasised the important aspect of the disarming of Hamas".Last week, United States President Donald Trump announced that Hamas had agreed to "complete disarmament", but the group says Israel would need to stop its attacks in Gaza and withdraw troops before it will do so