Current sectionIsrael NewsTies have soured since Australia last week decided to conditionally recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, and after Netanyahu called his Australian counterpart a 'weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia's Jews'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretzand ReutersAugust 20, 2025Amid the intensifying diplomatic tensions between the Israeli and Australian prime ministers, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry expressed its "deep dismay and concern" in letters to both leaders.Loading...CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIsrael Iraq BaseIsrael ElectionsLebanonNoam BettanSettler ViolenceHaQuizHaaretz PodcastOrthodox Rabbi at U.S. Christian Prayer Rally: 'Antisemitism Is un-American'Huge Fireball in the Israeli Sky? Just Preparations for Possible War With IranThey Attempted to Lynch an Arab Man on Camera. 5 Years On, Most Are Still FreeUltra-Orthodox Push Knesset Dissolution as Netanyahu Tries to Pass Draft BillIDF Seizes Over 20 Gaza-bound Flotilla Boats in Int'l Waters, Organizers SayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter AttackedIsrael Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli Forces