The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has applauded President Donald Trump for denouncing antisemitism after a series of bomb threats were made against Jewish community centres.

During a speech in Australia on Wednesday Mr Netanyahu said: “It is very important that President Trump took a strong stand against antisemitism”.

On Monday, 11 community centres in the United States were evacuated in response to bomb threats. It also emerged that over 100 headstones had been vandalised at a Jewish cemetery in Missouri.

Mr Trump was initially criticised for failing to condemn these incidents but yesterday he remarked that they were “horrible” and a “reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate and prejudice”.

However, leading anti-racist groups called for him to do more to prevent further incidents.

During a speech to the Jewish community at the Great Synagogue in Sydney, Mr Netanyahu said antisemitism was resurgent in many parts of the world. “We have a battle against those who seek to demonise our people,” he said, adding that “it is something that we need to fight together". 

Last month, Mr Netanyahu said there was “no greater supporter of the Jewish people and the Jewish state than Donald Trump”.