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Danielle Ireland-Piper, Associate Professor of Law, National Security College, Australian National University

Granting visas to enter Australia is a delicate balancing act - whether you’re a politician or not

Israeli politician Simcha Rothman Gil Cohen-Magan/Getty

The Australian government has cancelled the visa of Israeli politician Simcha Rothman, setting off a diplomatic falling out that’s escalated over the course of the week.

Rothman is a member of a far-right political party, Mafdal-Religious Zionism, which is part of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition.

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