Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he treats world leaders “with respect” as diplomatic relations with Benjamin Netanyahu deteriorate after the Israeli leader’s extraordinary personal attack.
Netanyahu publicly accused Albanese of betrayal overnight over his promised recognition of a Palestinian state and the denial of a visa to a far-right Israeli politician, which saw Israel boot Australia’s representatives from the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
“History will remember Albanese for what he is: A weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews,” Netanyahu said in a post on X.
