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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Butler, Jordyn Beazley and Penry Buckley

Albanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitation

Anthony Albanese
Anthony Albanese is being pressured to disinvite Israeli president Isaac Herzog from visiting Australia. Photograph: Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images

Anthony Albanese has defended the government’s invitation to Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, to visit, after another federal MP joined calls to cancel the visit after the Bondi terror attack.

Herzog’s arrival in February will be met by a “major security response” in Sydney and planned protests nationwide from pro-Palestinian groups demonstrating against the civilian death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza.

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