Australia has become less involved with the concluding statement of the Middle East Peace conference. The final communique of Israel-Palestine resolution was centred into reaffirming the censure of Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Australian government was represented at the talks in Paris but opted to not sign off the whole final statement.

The final communique of the Paris talk also "welcomed" the adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution. The administration of Barack Obama has allowed it to embrace a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements. Over 70 countries have come together for the said conference in hopes of renewing the stalled peace process between Israelis and Palestinians.

A spokesperson for the office of Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told the ABC that the country being represented at the conference in Paris does not necessarily mean that it agrees with everything that is included in the final settlement.

Last month, the land down under was the only country to speak out publicly against the US-backed security council resolution. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the resolution on settlements is "one-sided" and "deeply unsettling."

But this time, Australia is no longer the only country that had expressed reservations about the outcome of the conference in Paris. Britain said on Sunday that it risked "hardening positions."

Britain’s Foreign Office has issued a statement to explain its side. The country said it has particular reservations about an international conference that is against the wishes of the Israelis. It also pointed to the fact that the initiative is happening just days before the transition to a new American president, when the US will be the ultimate guarantor of any agreement.

Radio Australia notes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been against the Paris initiative according to Israeli analyst Ofer Salzburg. Salzburg works with the International Crisis Group in Jerusalem.

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