Netanyahu calls Albanese govt 'anti-semitic' over Australia synagogue attack
Netanyahu argued that "anti-Israel sentiment is anti-Semitism".
Israeli Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahuon Friday linked an arson attack on a synagogue in Australia to what he called Canberra's "anti-Israel sentiment".
Police in the Australian city of Melbourne said mask-wearing arsonists attacked a synagogue before dawn on Friday. They were still searching for the suspects and said they did not know why the premises had been targeted.
In a statement,Netanyahusaid that "this heinous act cannot be separated from the anti-Israel sentiment emanating from the Australian Labor government."
He cited Canberra's "outrageous decision" to vote for a United Nations General Assembly resolution that demanded the end of Israel's "unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory".
Netanyahuargued that "anti-Israel sentiment is anti-Semitism".
Australia was among 157 votes in favour of the resolution on December 3, after it abstained in a similar vote in September.
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No serious injuries were reported in the fire which gutted much of the synagogue building. Congregants were only beginning to gather for morning prayers as the attack took place, a board member said.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said federal police would help their state counterparts to investigate. He condemned the attack and said he had "zero tolerance" for anti-Semitism.
"This violence andintimidation and destruction at a place of worship is an outrage," he said in a statement.
Netanyahucalled the attack "a vile, classic anti-Semitic act, and I expect the authorities in Australia to use the full extent of their power to prevent such anti-Semitic attacks in the future".
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