Labor MPs call for recognition of Palestinian statehood ahead of Bill Shorten's meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu

By Fergus Hunter
Updated February 23 2017 - 11:19pm, first published 7:48pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Malcolm Turnbull meet the crowds in Sydney. Photo: Renee Nowytarger/Pool
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Malcolm Turnbull meet the crowds in Sydney. Photo: Renee Nowytarger/Pool
Malcolm Turnbull and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address a meeting at the Sydney Parliamentary Offices. Photo: Renee Nowytarger/Pool
Malcolm Turnbull and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address a meeting at the Sydney Parliamentary Offices. Photo: Renee Nowytarger/Pool
Israeli Prime Minister and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull sign agreements in Sydney.
 Photo: Renee Nowytarger/Pool
Israeli Prime Minister and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull sign agreements in Sydney. Photo: Renee Nowytarger/Pool

A collection of federal Labor MPs have urged Australian recognition of a Palestinian state, echoing the high-profile interventions of party elders ahead of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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