Netanyahu Escalates Attack on Australia's Albanese
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Albanese said that he doesn't take his Israeli counterpart's comments about him personally. Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke fired back at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday after the latter described his Australian counterpart,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed the Albanese Government for escalating diplomatic tensions, declaring it’s a result of the Australian Prime Minister’s failure to show leadership and conviction while Israel fights a war on behalf of Western Civilisation.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke rejected the visa application of Simcha Rothman, a far-right Israeli lawmaker planning a speaking tour of Australia, on Monday, prompting Israel to revoke the visas of Australian diplomats in the occupied Palestinian territories in retaliation against Canberra.