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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched an extraordinary personal attack on Australian Prime Minister Anthony ...

Israel's prime minister has labelled Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese a "weak politician'" as a diplomatic stoush ...

Netanyahu's comment followed Israel's revocation of the visas of Australian diplomats to the Palestinian Authority.

Israel’s Prime Minister has levelled an astonishing personal attack on Anthony Albanese, calling his Australian counterpart a “weak politician” who had “betrayed” the Jewish state.