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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod McGuirk

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Netanyahu brands australia s albanese weak over palestinian state recognition - Caught on Camera

Australia Israel - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday brushed off accusations from his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu that the Australian leader is a “weak politician who had betrayed Israel” by recognizing a Palestinian state.

Netanyahu's extraordinary public rebuke came after an Aug. 11 announcement by Albanese that his government’s recognition of a Palestinian state will be formalized at the United Nations General Assembly in September. The announcement was followed by tit-for-tat cancellations of Australian and Israeli visas.

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