Australia and Israel exchange diplomatic success with each party take action against the officials of the other.
On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a destructive explanation that accused Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanian of the betrayed of Israel.
“History will remember Albanians for what he is: a weak politician who has betrayed Israel and has left the Jews of Australia,” said Netanyahu.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Australian Prime Minister Anthony has betrayed Albanian Israel and left Australian Jews. (Anna Moneymaker/Tracey Nearmy/Getty images)
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Albanian announced last week that Australia will recognize a Palestinian state in September by the General Assembly of the United Nations. The relocation follows comparable obligations of the UK, France and Canada. Moreover, Australia has also canceled the visa of the religious Zionist party legislator Simcha Rothman, part of the Coalition of Netanyahu.
Rothman would start a “solidarity tour” to meet the Jewish community of Australia while struggling with rising anti -Semitism.
“The timing of the cancellation at the last minute was hateful and intended to get the Australian Jewish community maximum damage. Mr Rothman received his cancellation on the day he went to the airport for his flight,” said Australian Jewish Association (AJA) CEO Robert Gregory placed in a statement in the group. “The message of the Albanian government to Jews is clear and we urge all Jews to seriously consider whether it is safe for them to visit Australia under this government.”
Despite the prohibition, AJA ensured that Rothman virtually appealed to the Jewish community and said, “The show will continue” and “the Jews haters will not win.”
“The Jewish community will not bow to Tony Burke or Penny Wong. Instead of many events we will hold a large common event where Simcha will appeal to the Jewish community via Zoom,” Aja announced X.
Graffiti on a fence that will be praised on October 7 Hamas Massacre against Israelis. (Executive Council of Australian Judaism)
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“Senior figures in the Australian government were radical left-wing activists in their youth, and their policy feeds division and anti-Semitism. It is sad to see that the Australian government breaks down its long-term friendship with Israel. Many in Australia will hope that the United States will take action,” Add to the antisemitism.
In response, the Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said that he would withdraw visa for Australian representatives of the Palestinian authority. He also led the Israel embassy in Canberra to “carefully examine any official Australian visa application.”
“Although anti -Semitism is raging in Australia, including manifestations of violence against Jews and Jewish institutions, the Australian government chooses to feed it by false accusations, as if the visit of Israeli figures will disrupt public order and the Muslim population of Australia will be damaged,” wrote Sa’ar on X.
Aja praised Sa’ar’s decision and said that “the disgusting anti -Semitism of the Albanian government deserves a strong reaction.”
A member of the Jewish community restores a Torah -Scroll of the Adass Israel Synagogue on December 6, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Asanka Ratnayake/Getty images)
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The Jews of Australia have seen anti -Semitism since the Hamas massacre on October 7. By one Annual report Released by Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024, the country saw 2.062 anti-Jewish incidents. This meant an increase of 316% since the report of the previous year – October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 – when there were 495 registered incidents. ECAJ still has to issue a report for 2025.
The report documents attacks, verbal abuse, vandalism and other incidents. When it split into categories, anti-Jewish physical attacks increased by 491% because the previous report and verbal abuse in the same period increased by 230%.
