‘Clear timeline’ for Palestinian statehood needed: Penny Wong escalates language in UN speech

Penny Wong says she shares frustration of ‘great majority of countries’ about a lack of progress to recognise a Palestinian stateGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has suggested the world should set “a clear timeline for the international declaration of Palestinian statehood” in a sign of increasing frustration about the stalled peace process.The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, will float the idea in a speech to the UN general assem