(Jerusalem Post) Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Sydney Mayor Lucy Turnbull boycotted a gala ceremony in Sydney on Thursday in which Palestinian Authority legislator Hanan Ashrawi received the AUS $50,000 ($34,500) Sydney Peace Prize. Australia's Jewish community also protested against Ashrawi being awarded the prize by the Sydney Peace Foundation, a non-profit organization affiliated with the University of Sydney, because she has not unconditionally condemned Palestinian terrorist attacks.
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