Carr sideswipes Jews on Palestine

The Labor Party in its rush to curry favour with the voters has allied itself with those who would deny Jews the right to live in the West Bank - land over which no country exercises sovereignty at the present time and in respect of which there is no binding legal decision preventing such settlement.

Labor's stance will appeal to many pro-Palestinian voters - but will be very disturbing to those Zionists - both Jews and Christians - who believe the right of Jews to legally settle in the West Bank has been preserved until today under the United Nations Charter.

Foreign policy will doubtless be a major factor in influencing many people's votes.

The Liberal - National Coalition now needs to state whether it agrees with this latest plank in the Labor party's foreign policy. Hopefully such response will be prompt and unequivocal.