Netanyahu Blames Australia for Antisemitism, Ignores US Aid
Following a tragic shooting in Sydney, Benjamin Netanyahu publicly condemned the attack and then pivoted to blaming Australia's support for Palestinian statehood as contributing to antisemitism, according to Al-Monitor. This familiar deflection conveniently sidesteps the decades of documented, brutal occupation and disproportionate force employed by his government, actions that predictably
generate global outrage, not 'antisemitism.' Oddly, he never attributes the record $3.8 billion annually in U.S. military aid (publicly verifiable through the Congressional Research Service) as 'fueling' anything but his military operations. Netanyahu’s playbook isn't new. He's weaponized 'antisemitism' against critics of Israeli policies for years, drowning out calls for accountability with
accusations. One might wonder: how many times does 'support for Palestinian statehood' have to be labeled a provocation before the world questions whose policies are truly causing the instability?