Chalk & Cheese

France's former ambassador to Israel, Gerard Araud:

"The problem is that the disproportion of power is such between the two sides that the strongest may conclude that they have no interest to make concessions. And also the fact that the status quo is extremely comfortable for Israel. Because they [can] have their cake and eat it too. They have the West Bank, but at the same time they don't have to make the painful decision about the Palestinians, really making them totally stateless or making them citizens of Israel. They won't make them citizens of Israel. So they will have to make it official, which is an apartheid [situation]. There will be officially an apartheid state. They are in fact already." (A conversation with outgoing French ambassador Gerard Araud, Yara Bayoumy, theatlantic.com, 19/4/19)

Australia's former ambassador to Israel, "very proud ambassador for Israel to the world," and Liberal Party candidate for the seat of Wentworth, Dave Sharma:

"The documents... emphasised Mr Sharma's role in the decision [to move Australia's embassy to Jerusalem]. 'The Prime Minister will announce he has found the arguments put forward by Australia's former Ambassador to Israel... persuasive,' it said." (Australian embassies warned over security before Scott Morrison's Israel announcement, Dan Conifer, abc.net.au, 9/2/19)