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Underscoring the political debate—and posturing—is an awareness of the outsize role that air-travel problems played in bringing about the end of the last government shutdown in 2019.

Responding to the result of the motion, a Labour Party spokesperson said: "This is nothing more than political posturing from a group that is not serious about the future of Doncaster's airport."

Against that backdrop, some in the pro-Palestinian camp are questioning the sincerity and efficacy of the Australian government's posturing towards Israel.

The sandwich case was meant to be a show of strength; instead, it is serving as a symbol of the administration’s superficial posturing.

"The responsibility now lies on the Israeli side to respond to an offer that is on the table. Anything else is political posturing," said foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari.