"He claimed Albanese had replaced weakness with weakness and appeasement with more appeasement. 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."
"Netanyahu praised the actions of a bystander who wrestled the gun from one of the attackers, saying he saluted a Muslim brave man who prevented the death of innocent Jews (the man's religion was unconfirmed as of Monday morning). But we are worrying right now about our people, our safety, and we do not remain silent, Netanyahu said. We fight those who try to annihilate us."
At least 16 people died in a terrorist attack at Bondi beach that prompted global expressions of horror. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had warned Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese in August that recognising a Palestinian state 'pours fuel on the antisemitic fire', and he accused the government of replacing 'weakness with weakness' and failing to stop the spread of antisemitism. Albanese declined to directly respond and called for national unity. Netanyahu praised a bystander who wrestled a gun from an attacker and emphasized that Israel will not remain silent, while president Isaac Herzog said terrorists deliberately targeted Jewish families on Hanukah.
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