Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu has laid responsibility for the deadly Bondi shooting attack
at the feet of Anthony Albanese, accusing the Australian leader of
pouring "fuel on the antisemitism fire" by recognising a Palestinian
state.
It is not the first time
Mr Netanyahu has criticised Mr Albanese, in a repeat of previous
allegations of weak leadership levelled by the Israeli prime minister.
In a fiery address overnight, Mr Netanyahu said "antisemitism is a cancer" and that it "spreads when leaders stay silent".
"I call upon you to replace weakness with action, appeasement with
resolve. Instead, prime minister, you replaced weakness with weakness
and appeasement with more appeasement," Mr Netanyahu said.
"Your government did nothing to stop the spread of antisemitism in
Australia. You did nothing to curb the cancer cells that were growing
inside your country.
"You took no action. You let the disease spread and the result is the horrific attacks on Jews we saw today."...
Mr Netanyahu praised the actions
of a bystander, believed to be a Sydney greengrocer, who intervened and
wrestled a gun from one of the attackers and was later taken to hospital
with serious injuries.
"We saw
an action of a brave man — turns out a brave Muslim man, and I salute
him — that stopped one of these terrorists from killing innocent Jews,"
he said.
"But it requires the
action of your government, which you are not taking. And you have to
because history will not forgive hesitation and weakness. It will honour
action and strength.
"That's what Israel expects of
each of your governments in the West and elsewhere. Because the disease
spreads and it will consume you as well."
The Israeli prime minister also said his country would "fight those who try to annihilate us"..."
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