Tony Abbott, former Australian PM, tells Israeli radio the world is 'in the grip of a climate cult'

Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation foreign editor says listeners were angry at the airing of 'extremist views'

The Israeli public broadcaster has come under fire from angry listeners after broadcasting an interview with Tony Abbott in which he said the world was "in the grip of a climate cult".

During the interview, recorded on 15 December while his home state of New South Wales was fighting terrifying bushfires, Abbott denied that carbon dioxide was driving global warming. The interview was broadcast on New Year's Eve in a special show reviewing key international issues of the decade.