Israel's top representative in Australia, Ambassador Amir Maimon, attributed mounting international pressure and criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza to antisemitism. He asserted that the war could have ended on October 8th if Hamas had released hostages and laid down arms, deflecting blame for civilian casualties.
Israel ’s top representative in Australia has declared that mounting pressure from the Albanese government and the international community will not accelerate the creation of a Palestinian state as he insisted antisemitism was the main driving force behind global criticism of Israel .
Asked what he would say to ordinary Australians who feel anger at Israel over the high civilian death toll in Gaza, Maimon said: “I will tell the average Australian that he is asking the wrong guy because the war could have been over on October 8 if Hamas had released all the hostages and laid down their arms … I think that to point the fingers towards Israel is simply wrong. You are criticising the ones who were attacked, you are criticising the ones who were butchered.
“I remember when it was revealed in 2022 that China signed a security agreement with the Solomon Islands, the headlines were, ‘Wow, it is so close to our borders, about 1500 kilometres away’.Human Rights Watch in December accused Israeli authorities of intentionally depriving Gaza of access to safe water for drinking and sanitation, while
Maimon insisted it was “absurd” that the International Criminal Court had charged Netanyahu with war crimes over Israel’s conduct in the war, condemning the move as “pure antisemitism”. “So, yes, people can talk about it and people can vote about it, and it won’t change anything on the ground unless the two parties that are involved can reach an agreement,” he said.
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