Australia, antisemitism

Spate of Violent Antisemitic Attacks Rattles Australia
The police said they were investigating whether “overseas actors” were involved in the vandalizing of synagogues and a day care center.
Australia Investigates if Foreign Actors Were Behind Recent String of Antisemitic Attacks
Detectives in Australia are investigating whether foreign actors paying criminals are behind the recent string of antisemitic attacks.
Authorities vow action after cars torched, home vandalized in latest antisemitic attack in Australia
Four vehicles and the former home of a Jewish community leader were defaced in Sydney early Friday, with two cars set alight, in the latest antisemitic attack condemned by Australian authorities, who vowed to “hunt down” the perpetrators.
Police investigate whether foreign actors are paying for antisemitic crimes in Australia
Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country
Antisemitic Attacks Escalate in Australia
Police in the state of New South Wales, that has Sydney as its capital, have arrested forty people for antisemitic offences and eight relation to arson. Here are some key events: May 25, 2024: Australia’s largest Jewish school graffitied in Melbourne.
Antisemitic attacks in Australia: A timeline of escalating events
Australia has been grappling with a spate of antisemitic attacks on synagogues, buildings and cars since the beginning of the Israel-Gaza war in late 2023.
Australian state commits more police to investigate antisemitic crime
An Australian state has committed more police to investigate a spate of antisemitic crimes after a childcare center was torched near a Sydney synagogue
Childcare Centre Torched in Latest Antisemitic Attack in Australia
Australia has seen a rise in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents since Israel retaliated against an attack by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, with an assault on Gaza that has left tens
Australian Leaders Meet After Wave Of Anti-Semitic Attacks
An Australian childcare centre was torched Tuesday as the nation battled a wave of anti-Semitic attacks, prompting the prime minister to convene a high-level meeting of political leaders.
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Australia can’t blame foreign actors for its anti-Semitism shame
Australia is supposed to be a nation of tolerance and acceptance – the one place in a troubled world where people of ...
Australia investigating if overseas actors funding anti-Semitic activities
The Australian Federal Police said it has opened an investigation on Wednesday to determine if local criminals are being paid ...
Is Australia really facing an antisemitism crisis? The evidence is clearer than some would have you think
Since 7 October 2023 incidents of antisemitic hate have increased in Australia, not only in number but in their extremity.
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Australia probes suspected foreign funding of anti-Semitic attacks
Police believe ‘foreign actors’ paying local criminals to commit crimes amid a surge in anti-Semitic incidents.
Israel piles on criticism of Australia over antisemitism while answers to key questions elude authorities
The Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel has taken aim at the Albanese government for the second time this week.
Dutton says Wong should not represent Australia at Auschwitz commemoration
The opposition leader said the government's stance on the Gaza war made the foreign minister "the most inappropriate person" to attend.
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Wave of antisemitism in Australia continues as Sydney daycare set on fire
The building, adjacent to a synagogue and Jewish school, was set on fire and antisemitic slogans were graffitied in is the ...
Grattan on Friday: Whatever the government does, Albanese struggles to strike the right note in antisemitism battle
Anthony Albanese can’t escape the impression of seeming perennially on the back foot and often lacking adequate empathy and ...
Former attorney-general George Brandis backs beefing up of Australia's hate crime laws amid anti-Semitism attacks
George Brandis, who is now a professor of national security at the Australian National University, says Australia's hate ...