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Bibi down under – sitting Israeli PM to visit Australia in historic first

September 5, 2016 08:52
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Daniel Sugarman,

Daniel Sugarman

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A sitting Israeli Prime Minister will visit Australia for the first time in history, after Benjamin Netanyahu accepted an invitation from Julie Bishop, the country’s Foreign Minister, who is visiting Israel this week.

Ms Bishop said: “We're thinking there's a little window of opportunity early next year”, with the actual dates still to be agreed upon.

The Australian Foreign Minister said she wanted to “reaffirm our absolute enduring commitment to the state of Israel and our friendship”.

Mr Netanyahu responded by saying “Your friendship is terrific – Australia, the government’s and yours personally, and we appreciate our friends.”

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