Following the firebombing of a Melbourne synagogue, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned the act, noting that it is an 'act of hate'. This incident comes days after Israel warned that Australia's support for Palestinian statehood could invite more terrorism and antisemitic riots.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned the firebombing of a Melbourne synagogue hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office warned that Australia’s support for Palestinian statehood would invite more terrorism and antisemitic riots.
The spokesman for Israel’s prime minister had said the Australian government’s controversial UN vote on Wednesday – applauded by Palestinian advocates – was a reward for terrorists who abducted 250 hostages and slaughtered 1200 people on October 7 last year.Credit:Advertisement The Israeli prime minister’s office said the Palestinian Authority had yet to denounce the atrocities of October 7 that were “carried out by Palestinian terrorists” and that Australia appeared intent on rewarding them for it.
“We’ve been clear that Palestinian civilians cannot continue to pay the price of defeating Hamas,” Wong said, after insisting that Australia “supports and historically has been a friend of Israel”. Opposition home affairs spokesman James Paterson said he was becoming increasingly worried about the long-term relationship between Australia and Israel.“We should be stewarding and respecting the relationship, not trashing it,” Paterson said, adding that state and federal governments should have been quicker in cracking down on antisemitic sentiment in Australia.
The last time Australia voted for a UN resolution calling for Israel to withdraw from disputed territories was in 2001. In May, Australia voted to recognise Palestine as qualified to become a full UN member, and last month, Australia backed a resolution recognising the “permanent sovereignty of the Palestinians” in the West Bank and Gaza.
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