Barnaby Joyce urges caution over any Israel embassy move

The former deputy PM says it could jeopardise valuable trade with Indonesia and Middle Eastern countries

Barnaby Joyce has warned the Australian government has “got to be careful” not to imperil trade relationships with its plan to consider moving the embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

The intervention by the former deputy prime minister follows backlash from 13 Middle Eastern and North African countries, Indonesia and Malaysia as well as warnings from a senior adviser to Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, that the move could jeopardise the prospect of peace in the Middle East.

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