Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had called his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese a “weak politician who betrayed Israel”. SYDNEY – Australia lashed Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Aug 20 after he said the country’s prime minister was weak, with a top minister saying strength was more than “how many people you can blow up”. For decades Australia has considered itself a close friend of Israel, but the relationship has swiftly unravelled since Canberra announced last week it would recognise a Palestinian state. Mr Netanyahu drastically escalated a war of words...