While Israel's prime minister has criticised Australia's decision on Palestinian statehood — even calling Anthony Albanese a "weak" leader — experts say this kind of treatment is far from unusual.

A diplomatic row between Israel and Paris has broken out after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused French President Emmanuel Macron of fuelling “the anti-Semitic fire” in France by planning to recognise Palestinian statehood.

Israel's prime minister has accused his Australian counterpart of having "betrayed Israel" and "abandoned" Australia's Jewish community, after days of growing strain between the two countries. Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that history would remember Anthony Albanese "for what he is: a weak politician".

Israel's foreign minister said on Monday he had revoked the visas of Australian diplomats to the Palestinian Authority, following a decision by Canberra to recognise a Palestinian state and cancel an Israeli lawmaker's visa.

Australia and Israel are – were – traditional allies. A former leader of Australia’s Labor party and then president of the United Nations General Assembly, Herbert Evatt, played a significant role

An extraordinarily bitter back-and-forth between Australian and Israeli leaders has put the nations' relationship at a historic low, experts and observers warn.

Australia's relationship with Israel is "the worst it has ever been" after the Netanyahu government revoked visas for Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority.

Australia’s Home Affairs department misconstrued a statement by MK Simcha Rothman to ban him, claiming he called Gazan children "enemies", Sky News reveals. The full transcript shows he was advocating for refugees to be taken in by other nations.