In the past fortnight, Benjamin Netanyahu has visited London and Washington for talks with British prime minister Theresa May and United States president Donald Trump, an old friend.
The Israeli prime minister's time with his Australian counterpart, Malcolm Turnbull, will probably cover similar ground.
That includes the Palestinian conflict, West Bank settlements, Iran and combating global terrorism.
Two bilateral agreements on innovation and commercial trade are also being signed.
It is the first time a sitting Israeli leader has visited the country.
The last time even an Israeli foreign minister visited Australia was in 1976.
The Australian Strategic and Policy Institute's Anthony Bergin welcomes the visit.
"It's a good time for an Israeli prime minister to visit, and I think, while we've got a lot of rhetoric about common values, there isn't, at the moment, a lot of substance. The relationship is, in many ways, underachieving. It could be developed. The 'why,' I think, comes back to common values around democracy, around shared support for human rights recognition of the plight of Jewish people after the war. Obviously, the relationship between the two countries has always been warm. Australia's always been seen by the Israelis as a friendly country."
Australia has had diplomatic relations with Israel since its inception in 1948.
University of New South Wales international relations senior lecturer Dr Anthony Billingsley says Australia's pro-Israel position has a storied history.
"To an extent, Israel has become a cause of the conservative side of politics. When I was growing up, it was a cause of the left, but it's swung around now to be a cause of the right in Australia. I mean, you've got, in the Labor Party, paralysis basically, where the Labor Party cannot really discuss Israel and the Palestinians in any meaningful way because they just wind up fighting each other. It also fits into the US relationship. So, it fits into that being nice to the Americans and helping them out in difficult political situations."
While Australia and Israel have been allies for decades, there is little trade between the countries.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says Australia ranks 23rd on Israel's top export destinations and 37th on imports.
Australia's total trade with Israel is just over $1 billion.
Anthony Bergin says Australia has not been a major policy focus of the Israelis.
"That's where I think the relationship has been underdone, because we haven't really focused on how we can both benefit one another, in terms of interests. There's a lot of rhetoric in the relationship about common values, but, when you strip it all down, there's actually not a lot going on between the two countries. Australia's innovation agenda has put a bit of flesh on the bone, but the trade side's pretty anaemic. The area that I found the most underdone, and most surprising to me, was the defence and security relations between the two countries are very undeveloped."
But Dr Amin Saikal, from the Centre for Arab Studies at the Australian National University, suggests the value of that rhetoric is priceless.
He argues that, unlike previous US administrations, successive Australian governments have rarely condemned Israel.
"I think that the Turnbull leadership, to me, it appears, is really playing to the right-wing elements within the Coalition. And I think there are people, like Cory Bernardi - who has now gone - but there are other elements within the Coalition who are very much supportive of the state of Israel. And, also, one must not really forget that the pro-Israeli lobby in this country has been very strong over the years, and they do have a considerable amount of influence on Australian policy towards the Middle East and, more specifically, towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
But Anthony Bergin disagrees.
"Of course, there are groups that promote Israel, but there are plenty of groups that also, you know, promote the Palestinian cause. What I'd prefer to say, quite bluntly, if it became clear that Israel was moving towards a one state solution, or completely drops attempts to try and get a peace settlement, then that is going to absolutely sap the support in Australia."
Dr Saikal says he hopes the Turnbull Government uses Mr Netanyahu's visit to condemn the expansion of settlements in the West Bank.
"Both Prime Minister Turnbull and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop are fully aware of the fact that the settlements are the major obstacle to a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I think the time has come that they have to move beyond that position in order to recognise the fact that the settlements are major impediments. Of course, the Israeli prime minister would say, 'No, this is not a major issue.' It is a critical issue."
