Australia–Israel relations
bilateral relations between Australia and Israel
Diplomatic relations between Australia and Israel were formally established in 1949. Australia has an embassy in Tel Aviv and Israel has an embassy in Canberra. They are two of the most economically developed countries bordering the Indian Ocean or its marginal seas, and are both members of OECD. The two countries have healthy trading relations, with Israel being Australia's 49th largest two-way trading partner and 56th largest export market.
History
World War One
Four Australian Light Horse brigades and a battalion of camel troops took part in the Sinai and Palestine campaign of 1916–1917.
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs) fought for the British Empire against the Turkish ruled Ottoman Empire, most Bedouine and other Arabs remained neutral, but a few had sided with the Turks.
On 10 December 1918, Anzac soldiers massacred 40 Arab men in Surafend, the area now known as Tzrifin. The massacre, by soldiers from Australia, New Zealand, and Scotland was in response to the murder of one soldier from New Zealand. The village was rebuilt by the British Army, and the costs were paid by New Zealand and Australia.
World War Two
During World War II, many Australian units were based, at various times, in the Sinai. It was from there that Australian and other Commonwealth forces launched the Syria-Lebanon campaign of 1941.
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