Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hit out at Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, accusing the latter of betraying Israel and abandoning Australian Jews.
The relationship between the two leaders has deteriorated after the Australian government announced its plan to recognise Palestinian statehood at the upcoming UN General Assembly and Israel revoked visas for Australian diplomats in the West Bank.
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has defended Albanese, describing his opponent as ‘toxic’, while Coalition leader Sussan Ley accuses the Albanese government of mismanaging international relations.
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry is urging calm between the leaders and warning against a diplomat row.
Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran says Benjamin Netanyahu followed the same playbook he used to criticise other world leaders such as Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and Mark Carney.
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