Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Monday afternoon announced that Israel has made a decision to expel Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority from the country in the wake of Canberra’s announcement earlier on Monday that it has banned MK Simcha Rothman from entering the country.
Of course, the move is also in response to Australia’s recent announcement that it intends to soon recognize a Palestinian state.
“I decided to revoke the visas of Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority,” Sa’ar said. “The Australian Ambassador to Israel was just notified on the matter.”
“I also instructed the Israeli Embassy in Canberra to carefully examine any official Australian visa application for entry to Israel.”
“This follows Australia’s decision to recognize a ‘Palestinian state’ and against the backdrop of Australia’s unjustified refusal to grant visas to a number of Israeli figures, including former Minister Ayelet Shaked and the Chairman of the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, MK Simcha Rothman.”
“While antisemitism is raging in Australia, including manifestations of violence against Jews and Jewish institutions, the Australian government is choosing to fuel it by false accusations, as if the visit of Israeli figures will disrupt public order and harm Australia’s Muslim population.”
“It is shameful and unacceptable!” Sa’ar asserted.
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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Dumb question of the day If there is no Palestinian state Why is there a representative to the PA in Israel in the first place?
““While antisemitism is raging in Australia, including manifestations of violence against Jews and Jewish institutions, the Australian government is choosing to fuel it by false accusations, as if the visit of Israeli figures will disrupt public order and harm Australia’s Muslim population.”
“It is shameful and unacceptable!” Sa’ar asserted.”
The Zionists are so slimy and anti-Jewish. Of course, having a member of the Zionist government on an official visit to that country would certainly “rock the boat”. If the Zionists actually cared about Jewish safety, then they would stop their Big Lie that they claim to represent Jews and Judaism and let Jews not be encumbered by the needless and false liability that is Zionism and its “State”.
But, of course, Zionism cares about only one thing: Zionism – as the wicked Zionists have shown for over a century, including during the Holocaust when the wicked Zionists lobbied governments against allowing in Jews to their countries to escape from the Holocaust that the Zionists caused on multiple levels.
To HaKatan, your rabid anti-Zionism has warped your thinking, that your comments make no sense.
Ah yid
Dumb question of the day 2.0
If they have a representative to the PA why isnt it in the Palestinian territories
Hakatan, it’s amazing that you chose such an appropriate name for yourself.