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John Power

Israel’s Netanyahu escalates attack on Australia’s Albanese as ties plunge

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement during a "Fourth of July" reception in Jerusalem on August 13, 2025 [File: Ronen Zvulun/ pool via AFP]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stepped up his government’s bitter diplomatic dispute with Australia, claiming that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s legacy has been irrevocably blackened by his “weakness” towards Hamas.

In an interview with Sky News Australia scheduled to air on Thursday night, Netanyahu said Albanese’s record would “forever be tarnished” by his decision to recognise a Palestinian state.

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