Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched an extraordinary personal attack on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

The Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs has announced he has cancelled the visas of Australian diplomats who engage with the Palestinian Authority.

A weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews,” read a post on the official X account of Netanyahu’s office

Albanese made his remark a day after announcing Australia may recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations general Assembly in September, following France, Britain and Canada. Netanyahu has said this would serve as a reward for Hamas' October 7 2023 attack on Israel, which triggered the Gaza war.

Israel's foreign affairs minister says the visas of Australia's representatives to the Palestinian Authority have been revoked over the nation's recognition of a Palestinian state and for refusing entry to Israeli figures.

Following a series of anti-Israel government decisions and a rise in antisemitism in the country, Prime Minister Netanyahu opens up about Australia's Prime Minister.

Israel's prime minister has labelled Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese a "weak politician'" as a diplomatic stoush escalates between the two nations.

The post Netanyahu slams Australian PM: ‘A weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews’ appeared first on The Times of Israel. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has “betrayed Israel” and “abandoned” his country’s Jewish community, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares.

Israeli politician Simcha Rothman has broken his silence after his visa was cancelled by the Albanese government just a day before he was set to arrive for Jewish community events.