Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison called on Israel's Benjamin Trump on the threat to civilization posed by Iran and its allies in a message of support from Australia, a day after France called for an end to arms deliveries to Israel for use in Gaza. He supported Prime Minister Netanyahu's warning. .
Prime Minister Scott Morrison expressed his support in a short social media post on Saturday in which he forwarded a video of Netanyahu, known as “Bibi,” harshly criticizing French President Emmanuel Macron for speaking out about the arms embargo.
Macron said France had not provided weapons to Israel and suggested other countries might take a similar approach.
“I think today's priority is to return to a political solution and stop supplying weapons for the fighting in Gaza,” Macron told French broadcaster France Inter.
Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
Netanyahu calls Macron a 'disgrace' as Israel fights on seven fronts against Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Houthis in Yemen, Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria, terrorists in Judea and Samaria, and airstrikes He said he would continue. From Iran.
“But President Macron and other Western leaders are now calling for an arms embargo against Israel. They should be ashamed,” Netanyahu said.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison posted his support on social media platform X just before midday on Sunday.
“Well said Bibi. October 7th, I will never forget, never again,” he said, referring to the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel a year ago.
Mr Morrison did not mention Mr Macron, but the former prime minister and the French president have been at loggerheads for three years over Australia's decision to abandon a submarine contract in favor of the AUKUS alliance with the US and UK.
