SYDNEY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday stepped up his personal attacks on Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese over his government’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, saying Albanese’s political record had been damaged forever. Diplomatic ties between Australia and Israel have soured since Albanese’s center-left Labor government last week announced it would conditionally recognize Palestinian statehood, following similar moves by France, Britain and Canada.

Il primo ministro israeliano, Benyamin Netanyahu, ha definito oggi il suo omologo australiano, Anthony Albanese, un "politico debole", sullo sfondo di tensioni diplomatiche tra i…

Relations between the two countries have frayed since Australia said it planned to recognise a Palestinian state.