Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched an extraordinary personal attack on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese , accusing him of “betraying” Israel. This marks the latest escalation in growing tensions between the two countries and their leaders. “History will remember Albanese for what he is: a weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews,” Netanyahu posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, as reported by ABC Australia The comments came after Israel’s foreign minister revoked the visa of Australia’s representative to the Palestinian Authority. This action is widely seen as retaliation for Australia’s recent decision to recognize the State of Palestine. Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid condemned the personal attack. “The thing that strengthens a leader in the democratic world today most is a confrontation with Netanyahu, the most politically toxic leader in the Western world,” he wrote in ...
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