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John Howard calls for Australian embassy to be moved to Jerusalem

Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief
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John Howard has called for Australia's embassy in Israel to be moved to Jerusalem, using a Wentworth byelection visit to endorse Liberal Dave Sharma as a potential future leader.

The former prime minister appealed to Wentworth Liberals not to make a protest vote on Saturday, warning of chaos in Parliament if government loses its majority.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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