Netanyahu News | Australia's PM Anthony Albanese Counters Netanyahu's 'Weak' Comment With Diplomacy Australia's Albanese brushes off Netanyahu insult, calls for end to 'cycle of violence' in Gaza Netanyahu called him a "weak politician who had betrayed Israel" by recognizing a Palestinian state This was followed by tit-for-tat cancellations of visas. Albanese told reporters that he treats leaders of other countries with "respect and engages with them in a diplomatic way."