They’re on opposite sides of one of the world’s most violent political conflicts, representing groups who often express extreme animosity towards each other.  One refers to them as the occupied and the occupier.

But what do the Israeli and Palestinian representatives in Australia make of each other? Especially now, when relations between Israel and Australia are if not at an all-time low, then pretty close to it?

Today, foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott, on why both men - famously reluctant interviewees - granted him an interview at the same time. And what, 15 months into the war in Gaza, they wish Australians knew.

They&rsquo;re on opposite sides of one of the world&rsquo;s most violent political conflicts, representing groups who often express extreme animosity towards each other.&nbsp; One refers to them as the occupied and the occupier.
But what do the Israeli and Palestinian representatives in Australia make of&nbsp;each other? Especially now, when relations between Israel and Australia are if not at an all-time low, then pretty close to it?
Today, foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott, on why both men - famously reluctant interviewees - granted him an interview at the same time. And what, 15 months into the war in Gaza, they wish Australians knew.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The occupier and the occupied: a tale of an ambassador and an envoy

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