Political Poison: Australia’s Venomous Assault On Israel And The Failure Of The Pulpits
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# Political Poison: Australia’s Venomous Assault On Israel And The Failure Of The Pulpits
By Dean Dwyer
__August 24, 2025
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_(Queensland, Australia) —_ Last week, I wrote an article expressing deep concern over the Australian government’s ill-timed and ill-advised intention to declare Palestinian statehood at an upcoming United Nations meeting. Predictably, the move received harsh rebuke from Prime Minister Netanyahu and other leaders within Israel. With tensions between our respective nations continuing to simmer, where do we go from here? Firstly, let’s take a moment to recap the events which have led to possibly the worst period of Australian-Israeli relations since the rebirth of the State of Israel.
On 11 August 2025, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that he intends to recognise a Palestinian State within Israel’s borders at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September. In doing so, Mr Albanese believes that: “Australia’s decision helps build the historic global momentum to break the cycle of violence in the Middle East.” That statement demonstrates that either Mr Albanese has limitless optimism or breathtaking ignorance. Many Australians, me included, claim it is the latter. Anyone with a modicum of common sense and understanding of modern history knows that many of Israel’s neighbours and enemies do not seek peace – they seek the eradication of Israel. As they have not been able to achieve this militarily, they have sought to achieve this politically. The two-state solution is, in the dark recess of evil minds, simply another step towards a one-state solution with Jews subjugated or eradicated.
Although Israel was rightly alarmed by Mr Albanese’s decision, tensions were further heightened between Australia and Israel when the Australian