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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Krishani Dhanji

Australia and Israel: how the war of words unfolded – in quotes

A composite image of Benjamin Netanyahu and Anthony Albanese
Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Anthony Albanese will be remembered as a ‘weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews’. Composite: Guardian Design

This week, diplomatic tensions between Australia and Israel have arisen after Canberra decided to deny a far-right Israeli politician entry to Australia.

Simcha Rothman, a member of the Knesset for the far-right party Religious Zionism, has described Palestinian children in Gaza as “enemies” and called for Israel’s total control of the West Bank.

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