[[{"content_id":411870,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"‘Stay out of our politics,’ former Australian PM tells Netanyahu after Sydney attack","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Australia’s former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has warned Zionist regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stay out of Australian politics following a mass shooting at a Jewish event in Sydney.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"Zionist regime was quick to blame the Australian government, accusing it of doing &ldquo;nothing to stop the spread of antisemitism.&rdquo;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNetanyahu said on Monday that he had written to the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, in August, warning that the government&rsquo;s decision to recognize a Palestinian state would &ldquo;pour fuel on the antisemitic fire.&rdquo;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nResponding to those remarks, Turnbull said Netanyahu should &ldquo;stay out of our politics.&rdquo;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&ldquo;If you&rsquo;ve got that kind of commentary to make, you are not helping &hellip; and it&rsquo;s not right,&rdquo; he added.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTwo men opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney&rsquo;s Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing 15 people, including a child.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccording to authorities, the gunmen, a father and son, were motivated by the Daesh terrorist group.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAustralia joined the United Kingdom and Canada in August in formally recognizing Palestine as a sovereign and independent state.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPrime Minister Albanese also rejected Netanyahu&rsquo;s claim that Australia&rsquo;s recognition of Palestine contributed to Sunday&rsquo;s deadly attack.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&ldquo;Overwhelmingly, most of the world recognizes a two-state solution as the way forward in the Middle East,&rdquo; Albanese said.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Australian government said that the decision was part of a coordinated international effort to revive momentum for a two-state solution and secure a ceasefire to halt Israel&rsquo;s genocide in Gaza.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNetanyahu reacted angrily at the time, calling Australia&#39;s recognition of a Palestinian state an &ldquo;absurdity&rdquo; and a &ldquo;reward for terrorism.&rdquo;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","content_html":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Zionist regime was quick to blame the Australian government, accusing it of doing &ldquo;nothing to stop the spread of antisemitism.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Netanyahu said on Monday that he had written to the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, in August, warning that the government&rsquo;s decision to recognize a Palestinian state would &ldquo;pour fuel on the antisemitic fire.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Responding to those remarks, Turnbull said Netanyahu should &ldquo;stay out of our politics.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">&ldquo;If you&rsquo;ve got that kind of commentary to make, you are not helping &hellip; and it&rsquo;s not right,&rdquo; he added.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Two men opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney&rsquo;s Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing 15 people, including a child.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">According to authorities, the gunmen, a father and son, were motivated by the Daesh terrorist group.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Australia joined the United Kingdom and Canada in August in formally recognizing Palestine as a sovereign and independent state.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Prime Minister Albanese also rejected Netanyahu&rsquo;s claim that Australia&rsquo;s recognition of Palestine contributed to Sunday&rsquo;s deadly attack.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">&ldquo;Overwhelmingly, most of the world recognizes a two-state solution as the way forward in the Middle East,&rdquo; Albanese said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The Australian government said that the decision was part of a coordinated international effort to revive momentum for a two-state solution and secure a ceasefire to halt Israel&rsquo;s genocide in Gaza.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Netanyahu reacted angrily at the time, calling Australia&#39;s recognition of a Palestinian state an &ldquo;absurdity&rdquo; and a &ldquo;reward for terrorism.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2025-12-17 09:52:52","content_date_event":"2025-12-17 09:52:52","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2025-12-17 09:54:56","content_date_register":"2025-12-17 09:54:56","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":43,"eid":0,"attach_title":"‘Stay out of our politics,’ former Australian PM tells Netanyahu after Sydney attack","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202512\/563229_1180511666_150_84.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202512\/563229_1180511666_300_169.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202512\/563229_1180511666_400_225.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202512\/563229_1180511666_600_338.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202512\/563229_1180511666_900_507.webp","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202512\/563229_1180511666_1000_563.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":1180511666,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202512\/563229_1180511666.jpg","width":1000,"height":563,"size":0}}}]}]]