Penny Wong says Iranian ambassador's comments on Israel 'repugnant' – video

Comments from Iran’s ambassador to Australia calling for Israel to be wiped out have been condemned by the foreign minister, Penny Wong. Remarks on social media from ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi on Saturday also referred to Israelis as a 'Zionist plague'. Asked if the ambassador should be 'withdrawn', Wong said 'I don't support what he has said'

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