Jewish leaders hit back at critics of Benjamin Netanyahu's visit as Labor splits

By Adam Gartrell, Political Correspondent
Updated February 22 2017 - 5:08pm, first published 9:41am
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will hold talks with Benjamin Netanyahu, as will Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will hold talks with Benjamin Netanyahu, as will Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
Labor MP Michael Danby and Liberal MP Josh Frydenberg during the Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights.
Labor MP Michael Danby and Liberal MP Josh Frydenberg during the Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights.
Alex Ryvchin says the visit is about deepening ties with Australia and is not about Israel's domest5ic policies. Photo: act\keisuke.osawa
Alex Ryvchin says the visit is about deepening ties with Australia and is not about Israel's domest5ic policies. Photo: act\keisuke.osawa
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will both hold talks with Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will both hold talks with Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

The controversy surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Australia has intensified, with Jewish leaders accusing his critics of "staggering" hypocrisy and a Labor MP breaking ranks to openly criticise prominent pro-Palestinian figures in his own party.

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