Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been accused of having "abandoned Australia's Jews" by his Israeli counterpart as relations deteriorate between the two nations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to social media to personally attack Mr Albanese in an escalation of the diplomatic stoush.

"History will remember Albanese for what he is: a weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia's Jews," he wrote.

> Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: >  > History will remember Albanese for what he is: A weak politician > who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia's Jews. >  > — Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) August 19, 2025

The post comes after Australia's decision to recognise the state of Palestine and refuse entry to significant Israeli figures.

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