Israeli media is reporting that the Australian government has refused to grant a visa to former Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked.

Shaked, who also served as interior minister, had been invited to participate in a conference organised by the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, which facilitates strategic dialogue between Israel and Australia.

Shaked criticised the move, calling the Australian government “extreme” and “part of it even anti-Semitic”.

Canberra “did not allow me for political reasons since I oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state to attend a strategic dialogue between Israel and Australia,” Shaked said.