Leaked Treasury advice flags recommended outcomes for roundtable
Yesterday, a Hamas co-founder welcomed Labor's move to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly Meeting in September.
'Anthony Albanese is making a real mess of this,' Ley told Nine's Today on Wednesday.
'On the same day, a listed terror organisation calls our Prime Minister a hero, while our closest ally, the US, says that these actions are going to make peace in the region less likely.'
Asked if the Coalition had committed to revoking recognition of even a functioning Palestinian state, Ley said it would be impossible for the Palestinian Authority to ensure that any elections exclude Hamas candidates.
'Look at the conditions that the Prime Minister has placed on this, that there will be general elections that don't include Hamas. Not quite sure how that happens, that Hamas' infrastructure will be dismantled completely. Does this refer to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank? '
'So just look at those conditions that the Prime Minister has placed on this and how completely unlikely it is. Impossible, I would say that they can't be met at all.'
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