Australia’s recognition of Palestine is 'theatrical' while arms trade with Israel remains: Analysis

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has brushed off accusations from Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu that he's a “weak politician who has betrayed Israel.” The comments were made after Australia's decision to move towards recognising a Palestinian state, at the UN General Assembly next month. Australian Home Affairs minister Tony Burke defended his country's position. Antony Loewenstein, the author of The Palestine Laboratory, a book about Israel’s arms and surveillance industry, has told Al Jazeera from Australia’s Sydney that “a lot of” the latest diplomatic spat between Israel and Australia was “theatre”. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Australia #AnthonyAlbanese #BenjaminNetanyahu #TonyBurke #PalestinianStatehood #PalestinianState #TwoStateSolution #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #GazaWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaGenocide #AlJazeeraEnglish