“In fact, when they were being taken to the gas chambers, there are some accounts of life in the concentration camps saying that Jews were called ‘the Muslims,’” Albanese said.
Asserting the victims, including 10-year-old Matilda, would still be alive had Albanese heeded warnings, Netanyahu urged his Australian counterpart to act on intelligence.
An entry ban on an Israeli MK sparked a tit-for-tat visa dispute, with Australia's foreign minister accusing Netanyahu's government of 'isolating Israel'. Netanyahu called PM Albanese a 'weak politician,' accusing him of betraying Israel and Australian Jews
“The constant statements made by [Albanese] comparing Israel to Nazi Germany are not only deeply offensive, but a gross distortion of history,” the WJC wrote.