While Israel's prime minister has criticised Australia's decision on Palestinian statehood — even calling Anthony Albanese a "weak" leader — experts say this kind of treatment is far from unusual.

TEL AVIV/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia has cancelled the visa of an Israeli lawmaker from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition who has advocated against Palestinian statehood and called for Israel to annex the occupied West Bank.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced Monday that Israel has revoked the visas of Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority, escalating a diplomatic dispute with Canberra. The decision was formally conveyed to the Australian Ambassador to Israel earlier in the day.

As the government moves to recognise Palestinian statehood in September, questions persist about whether Australia is supplying weapons to Israel for use in Gaza. In this context, our participation in

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said revoking the diplomats’ visas was an “unjustified reaction” by Israel. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Australia’s Home Affairs department misconstrued a statement by MK Simcha Rothman to ban him, claiming he called Gazan children "enemies", Sky News reveals. The full transcript shows he was advocating for refugees to be taken in by other nations.

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A weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews,” read a post on the official X account of Netanyahu’s office