Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced the cancellation of Simcha Rotman's visa, saying he intended to "spread a message of hate and division."

Australia has cancelled the visa of an Israeli lawmaker from prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's governing coalition who has advocated against Palestinian statehood and called for Israel to annex the occupied West Bank.

Israel’s foreign minister said on Monday he had revoked the visas of Australian diplomats to the Palestinian Authority, following a decision by Canberra to recognise a Palestinian state and cancel an Israeli lawmaker's visa.