TEL AVIV, December 17. /TASS/. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his opinion that the Australian government has not taken enough measures to combat terrorism and anti-Semitism, and demanded that this be remedied immediately. He made the statement during a conversation with Australian Jews who suffered as a result of the terrorist attack in Sydney on December 14, the head of government's office reported.
The Prime Minister said that these criminal acts were the result of widespread anti-Semitism in the context of weak policies of the Australian government and authorities, forcing the immediate use of all available tools to eliminate terrorism and restore security for the Jewish community. The Prime Minister emphasized that the State of Israel supports the Jewish community in Australia, and called for support of the special envoys of Chabad (a Jewish religious movement – TASS) and Australian Jews, who rely on their deep faith and great spiritual strength, resolutely resisting those who wish us harm,” the message said.
As noted in the office, the phone conversation took place on Wednesday morning, Netanyahu's interlocutors were the special envoy of the Chabad movement and the head of the rabbinical court in Sydney, Rabbi Yehoram Ullman – father-in-law of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in the terrorist attack in Sydney – as well as the President of the Australian-Israeli Jewish Council (AIJAC), lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky, who was injured in the attack and has been discharged from hospital. hospital. Mr. Netanyahu expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
