Australia's Albanese Downplays Netanyahu's Criticism
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Albanese said that he doesn't take his Israeli counterpart's comments about him personally. Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke fired back at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday after the latter described his Australian counterpart,
Israeli PM Netanyahu criticizes Australian PM Albanese over Palestinian state recognition, sparking diplomatic tensions and personal attacks.
Albanese joined a “coalition of the willing” meeting overnight, led by the UK and France, seeking to support Ukraine in the conflict. Anthony Albanese has said that the way to rebuild the relationship between Australia and Israel is to “continue to put forward Australia’s position”.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke hit back at the Israeli prime minister's attack on Anthony Albanese, as he defended the decision to cancel the visa of a member of Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed the Albanese Government for escalating diplomatic tensions, declaring it’s a result of the Australian Prime Minister’s failure to show leadership and conviction while Israel fights a war on behalf of Western Civilisation.