Albanese’s Response to Blistering Personal Attack Struck the Right Tone

Albanese’s response to blistering personal attack struck the right tone

Israel’s leader tried to engage the Australian prime minister in a war of words, but he wouldn’t take part.

Row between Israel and Australia descends into personal insults

Australian home minister tells Israel’s PM that ‘strength is not measured by how many people you can blow up’

‘Inflammatory’: Call for calm in Israel row

In an extraordinary rebuke, Australia’s top Jewish leaders have criticised both Benjamin Netanyahu and Anthony Albanese over the diplomatic stoush.

Australian minister says ‘strength not measured by how many people you can blow up’ as row with Netanyahu escalates

Home affairs minister’s criticism comes after Israeli prime minister calls Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese a ‘weak politician who betrayed Israel’Netanyahu lashes out at Australian prime ministerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s government has rejected Benjamin Netanyahu’s incendiary criticism and accused some Israeli politicians of “bigoted” views about Palestinians as the extraordinary political fight betwe…