Clooney,a prominent human rights lawyer,had been criticised for not speaking out on the war.
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders,including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
La Trobe University has also announced it will begin misconduct proceedings against students still camping at its Bundoora campus after they were ordered to leave.
With impossible war aims,neither side credibly can claim victory. So the conflict grinds on.
In a rare public display of disunity on foreign affairs,Labor MP Josh Burns said Jewish Australians would feel more isolated as a result of the vote.
As scuffles broke out at a pro-Palestine encampment at an Australian university,the institution confirmed it was acting after days of pressure on vice chancellors.
Armed with a microwave,a kettle and sleeping bags,the protesters who occupied a building at the prestigious university seemed to be ready to stay a while.
Months of conflict in the Middle East are being felt in Australia as many people say the country is suffering more racism and religious intolerance.
Benny Gantz,a member of Israel’s War Cabinet,said the decision is a “mistake” because it would harm Israel’s international legitimacy during wartime.
The foreign minister’s failure to say more about the world’s most serious conflict is symptomatic of the way Ukraine has slipped down the list of Australia’s priorities.
Among the 12 countries recognising Palestine were US allies France,Japan and South Korea.