Senator JOYCE (Queensland—Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) (14:20): Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. A non-state status—that is oxymoronic. I refer the minister to comments made by the head of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Joyce, resume your seat. When there is silence we will proceed. Order on my right! Senator JOYCE: I refer the minister to the comments made by the head of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, who in 2010 stated: 'I turned to the Arab states and I said, "If you want war, and if all of you will fight Israel, we are in favour."' What reassurances has the government received from the Palestinian Authority that there is no longer favour of a pan-Arab invasion of Israel and that it recognises Israel's right to exist? The PRESIDENT: Order! That was a very long question. It would assist when people are asking questions if they did not preface them with a comment or a remark so that they may well fit the question into the allotted time.