Australia, Netanyahu and Albanese
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticised both Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and French President Emmanuel Macron over the recognition of a Palestinian state.
French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks that Macron is fueling antisemitism by pledging to recognize a Palestinian state as "abject" and "erroneous.
Israel's prime minister has accused his Australian counterpart of having "betrayed Israel" and "abandoned" Australia's Jewish community, after days of growing strain between the two countries. Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that history would remember Anthony Albanese "for what he is: a weak politician".
Australia and Israel have taken diplomatic efforts against each other as tensions between the two nations over the war in Gaza grow.
Australia lashes Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu after he said the country’s prime minister was weak, with top officials firing back at the Israeli premier who’s leading the genocidal war on Gaza for nearly two years.
Australia’s leading Jewish organisation has issued a rare public rebuke of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Anthony Albanese, as strained relations between the two countries worsened overnight.
Macron of fueling anti-Semitism by supporting Palestinian statehood, sparking French backlash. He also attacked Australia, prompting diplomatic retaliations, while UN warned Israel’s Gaza actions risk mass displacement,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a stinging attack on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. In a social media post, the Australian Prime Minister has been labelled “weak” and a “betrayer” as tensions between Australia and Israel escalate.