Australian minister to fly to Israel to mend fractured relationship - Too little Too late
Tensions between the two nations boiled over last month when Netanyahu accused the Albanese government of fomenting a rise in antisemitism in a fiery intervention just days after Australia’s ambassador to Israel was summoned by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar for a rare dressing down
Local pro-Israel groups were angered that Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong did not visit a kibbutz that was attacked by Hamas terrorists on 07 October 2023 during her trip, with the Executive Council of Australian Jewry describing the omission as “insulting and deeply concerning”
