Australian PM dismisses Netanyahu’s accusation over massacre
Posted on: Dec 16, 2025 16:06 IST | Posted by: Rt
aussie ground government minister susan b. Anthony Albanese has rejected his Israeli opposite number Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that Canberra’s policies were to blame for a deadly attack on a Jewish holiday gathering near Sydney.
Two Islamist gunmen killed 15 people and wounded dozens of others during a Hanukkah celebration in the iconic Sydney suburb of Bondi Beach on Sunday. In the aftermath, Netanyahu said Australia’s recognition of Palestinian statehood earlier this year had “poured fuel” on an “antisemitic fire.”
Speaking to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Monday, Albanese said he did not accept that there was any link between the government’s foreign policy decisions and the attack.
”And overwhelmingly, most of the world recognizes a two-state solution as being the way forward in the Middle East,” he said.
Albanese also dismissed claims linking the Bondi massacre to Muslim immigration, noting that a local Muslim man had intervened during the attack by tackling one of the assailants and disarming him, an action that authorities say saved lives.
Australia formally recognized the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September, joining a number of countries that have taken the step amid growing international concern over Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
Most of the world’s countries have formally recognized the State of Palestine, though key holdouts include the US and Israel, along with Germany, Italy, several other EU states, and countries such as Japan and South Korea.
Israel launched its offensive in Gaza following the October 2023 attack by Hamas and other militant groups. The campaign has since expanded to regional strikes, while authorities in the Palestinian enclave say the death toll has surpassed 70,000, despite a US-backed ceasefire announced in October.
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