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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke (right) listens to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaking at the House of Representatives in Parliament House, Canberra, June 27, 2024. — AFP file pic
SYDNEY, Aug 20 — Australia lashed Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu today after he said the country’s prime minister was weak, with a top minister saying strength was more than “how many people you can blow up”.
For decades, Australia has considered itself a close friend of Israel, but the relationship has swiftly unravelled since Canberra announced last week it would recognise a Palestinian state.
Netanyahu drastically escalated a war of words on Tuesday night, calling his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese a “weak politician who betrayed Israel”.
Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said it was the sign of a frustrated leader “lashing out”.
“Strength is not measured by how many people you can blow up or how many children you can leave hungry,” Burke told national broadcaster ABC.
“What we’ve seen with some of the actions they are taking is a continued isolation of Israel from the world, and that is not in their interests either.”
Through the 1950s, Australia was a refuge for Jews fleeing the horrors of the Holocaust.
The city of Melbourne at one point housed, per capita, the largest population of Holocaust survivors anywhere outside of Israel.
Netanyahu was infuriated when Australia declared it would recognise Palestinian statehood next month, following similar pledges from France, Canada and the United Kingdom.
In the space of nine days since that decision, relations between Australia and Israel have plummeted.
Abandoned Australia’s Jews
Australia on Monday cancelled the visa of far-right Israeli politician Simcha Rothman—a member of Netanyahu’s governing coalition—saying his planned speaking tour would “spread division”.
The tit-for-tat continued yesterday, when Israel retaliated by revoking visas held by Canberra’s diplomatic representatives to the Palestinian Authority.
Then came Netanyahu’s social media outburst. “History will remember Albanese for what he is: A weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews,” he said on X.
Israel finds itself increasingly isolated as it continues to wage war in Gaza, a conflict triggered by the October 2023 attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas.
UN-backed experts have warned of widespread famine unfolding in the territory, where Israel has severely restricted the entry of humanitarian aid.
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said last week that Netanyahu had “lost the plot”.
Relations between Australia and Israel started fraying late last year following a spate of anti-Semitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.
Netanyahu accused the Australian government of harbouring “anti-Israel sentiment” after a synagogue was firebombed in December. — AFP
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