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Australian Bias
Sydney, Australia (JTA) —
Australia is finding itself in
murky waters with its Arab
friends as revelations sur-
face in the Israeli media that
the Australian government
has been assisting Israel in
developing diplomatic rela-
tions in Asia.
Jordan and the Palestine
Liberation Organization, for
example, have accused
Australia of "taking a bias-
ed policy on the Middle
East."
In an interview published
in the Israeli daily Ha'aretz,
Australian Foreign Minister
Gareth Evans took a mea-
sure of credit "for the open-
ing of dialogue between
Israel and India, Singapore,
Thailand, Japan, China and
Korea."
In interviews in Australia,
Mr. Evans described the
country's policy as one of
"trying to help the process of
bridge-building (and) the in-
stitution of dialogue which
may, in some instances,
ultimately culminate in the
establishment of diplomatic
relations."
"It is not a matter of
pushing any particular
barrow," he said.
Australia's efforts have
reportedly been low-key and
aimed at facilitating
meetings rather than argu-
ing Israel's case on its
behalf.
Saad Bataini, Jordan's
ambassador to Australia,
said that the news is
evidence that Australia is
biased in its dealings with
the parties to the Arab-
Israeli conflict.
"Australia is always talk-
ing about being evenhanded
about the Middle East," he
told journalists.
"Why don't you act
evenhandedly?" he asked.
The PLO ambassador to
the tiny Pacific island state
> of Vanuatu, who represents
his organization in
Australia, said that "Evans
is deluding himself if he be-
lieves that no one in the re-
gion is in doubt that
Australia is pursuing an
evenhanded Middle East
policy."
In response to the Ha'aretz
report, Mr. Evans said that
improved relations between
Israel and Asian countries,
including some of the
Muslim states in the region,
could move quickly toward
normalization if the peace
process currently under way
is successful.
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