Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state as a “sign of weakness” and a major source of tension between Canberra and Jerusalem.

In an interview with Sky News Australia ‘s Sharri Markson broadcast on Thursday, Netanyahu said the Albanese government had exacerbated diplomatic tensions by failing to show strength at a time when Israel was fighting “a war on behalf of Western civilization.”

He also urged Albanese to confront what he called a “tsunami of antisemitism” that had spread in Australia since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.

Speaking from Jerusalem, Netanyahu revealed to Sky News Australia that U.S. President Donald Trump considered Australia’s move, along with similar

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