Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday he had not had a phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu, and has no plans currently to visit Israel.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed he has not spoken with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in the fortnight since Hamas’ murderous attack in Gaza, as the federal opposition urged Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong to travel to Israel to display Australia’s support for its Middle East partner.
French President Emmanuel Macron is the latest world leader to visit Israel after the attacks, following UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni and US President Joe Biden. “We’ve seen countries like Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the European Union all represented, they’ve all had attendees go at the highest level. I can’t understand why Australia doesn’t see it has equal interest.”Asked on Tuesday morning if he had spoken to Netanyahu, Albanese said: “No, I have spoken to the Israeli ambassador to Australia on a couple of occasions.”
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