Whitlam's shifts in foreign policy 1972-1975: Israel and Soviet Jewry

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Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal, 22, 2 (2015)

Author(s) Suzanne Rutland AbstractWhitlam implemented a major shift in Australia's foreign policies on Israel and Soviet Jewry because of his philosophy in terms of the Cold War, his opposition to colonialism, his belief in internationalism and the importance of the United Nations. Although both Evatt and Whitlam believed in the importance of Australia forging an independent foreign policy their positions on Israel as the state for the Jewish people were different, due to the context created by the 1967 Arab-Israeli war
Year2015
Pages339-368