Relations between the two countries have frayed since Australia said it planned to recognise a Palestinian state.

During an interview on “The Mark Levin Show,” President Donald Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war hero” and said he is one too after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites earlier this year.

The path for Anthony Albanese to make amends with Netanyahu has been laid out by senior Jewish Liberal MP Julian Leeser, after Albanese was called a “weak man” by Israel’s Prime Minister.

The president made the remarks in a radio interview complaining he was not given enough credit for bombing Iran’s nuclear sites

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused French President Emmanuel Macron of fuelling antisemitism by moving to recognise a Palestinian state, in a letter seen on Tuesday (Aug 19).

This article was created in conjunction with one of our partners. An Israeli spokesperson has torn into ABC journalist Patricia Karvelas after he was grilled over the starvation in Gaza, the release of hostages and the relationship between Australia and Israel.

Criticism by home affairs minister comes after Israeli prime minister’s office calls Anthony Albanese a ‘weak politician who betrayed Israel’ - Anadolu Ajansı

In an appearance on the program "Special Interview," commentator Amit Segal addresses claims of closeness to Netanyahu, criticism against him, and how he feels when called a "mouthpiece."