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Australia–Israel relations refers to bilateral relations between Australia and Israel. The relationship has a strong historical dimension, dating back to the First World War when Australian forces fought alongside the Allies and played a key role in the Battle of Beersheba. Australia and Israel enjoy a warm and cooperative relationship.〔http://canberra.mfa.gov.il/mfm/web/main/document.asp?SubjectID=2010&MissionID=2&LanguageID=0&StatusID=0&DocumentID=-1〕 Australia has an embassy in Tel Aviv and Israel has an embassy in Canberra. ==History== Four Australian Light Horse brigades and a battalion of camel troops took part in the British conquest of Palestine in 1916-1917. The Australian-Jewish general John Monash was a leader of the Australian Zionist movement. Australians soldiers fought in the Middle East in World War II. The Australian foreign minister H.V. Evatt served as Chairman of the UN General Assembly's Ad Hoc Committee on Palestine and helped to push through the UN Partition Plan on November 29, 1947. Australia was the first country to vote in favour of the plan despite heavy pressure from the United Kingdom on its fellow Commonwealth nations to abstain on the resolution.〔(Australia and Israel: A unique friendship )〕 Full diplomatic relations were established on 29 January 1949. The Liberal-Country Party Coalition supported Israel during and after the 1967 Six-Day War. In the 1980s, Bob Hawke opposed the UN resolution equating Zionism with racism. Ties with Israel were strengthened under Prime Minister John Howard and Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who supported Israel in the 2006 Lebanon War.〔 In Israel, Anzac Day is commemorated at the Commonwealth War cemetery on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem. The Australian Soldier Park in Beersheba is dedicated to the memory of the Australian Light Horse regiment that charged at Beersheba and defeated the Turks in World War I.〔(Australian Soldier Park )〕 A 2014 BBC World Service opinion poll found that 67% of Australians had a negative view of Israel's influence and 24% had a positive view. However, Israel was viewed less negatively than in the 2007 survey. Of the countries surveyed, only Indonesia and the UK had a greater proportion of their population view Israel negatively. No similar survey was conducted to ascertain Israeli perceptions of Australia.〔("Negative views of Russia on the Rise: Global Poll" ) – The BBC World Service, p. 31.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australia–Israel relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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