Any assistance provided by the Palestinians to those 'convicted of politically motivated violence is an affront to Australian values, and undermines the prospect of meaningful peace between Israel and the Palestinians,' Bishop stated.

Australia stands with Israel. We support Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East,” the Australian prime minister stated.

The current Australian government under Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was inaugurated in July, 2016 and is considered very friendly to Israel.

Australia's foreign minister, now in Jerusalem, has extended a very warm invitation to Netanyahu to return the visit.

Australia and Iran reached an information-sharing agreement to combat ISIS. Australia supports the nuclear deal and is eager to deport Iranian asylum seekers.

Threatened with economic sanctions by anti-Israel Arab and Islamic leaders, Australia backtracked on its opposition to the term 'Occupied East Jerusalem.'