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Israel Retaliates With Visa Ban on Australian Officials After MP Blocked

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called the move ‘unjustified.’
Israel Retaliates With Visa Ban on Australian Officials After MP Blocked
(L-R) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar. Asanka Brendon Ratnayake—Pool/Getty Images, Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
8/18/2025|Updated: 8/19/2025
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The Israeli government has announced its own visa restrictions on Australian officials in response to the decision to revoke visas for several visiting Israelis over the past year.

The latest incident was made public on Aug. 18, when the Australian Jewish Association (AJA) revealed the visa for Simcha Rothman—chair of the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee—had been cancelled by the Labor government hours before his flight was due to leave, citing concerns of “hate and harm.”
Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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