Australia is grappling with a rise in antisemitic attacks. Police are investigating links to paid criminals
Sydney restaurateur Judith Lewis couldn’t save the mezuzah, a framed parchment inked with Hebrew prayers, that was hanging in her family’s café when arsonists set it alight in the early hours one Sunday in late October.
Penny Wong's statements asking Israel for restraint were 'out of step': David Littleproud
Nationals Leader David Littleproud has criticised Foreign Minister Penny Wong for letting her "personal bias" affect her foreign policy decision-making regarding Israel.
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.
Australia’s rising antisemitism becoming increasingly violent - CAM research
CAM, a leading NGO dedicated to combating antisemitism around the world, noted that the ARC data did not necessarily reflect every antisemitic incident to have occurred in Austral
Israel Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel hits out at Australia after meeting with Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus
Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel has given a sharp rebuke towards the Albanese government for contributing to the “shocking rise in anti-Semitism” after meetings with Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus.
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.
Australia playing into Iran’s hands on Palestine, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister says
Israel has accused Labor of playing into the hands of Iran and called on it to back the only democracy in the Middle East, as Anthony Albanese defends sending Foreign Minister and critic of Israeli foreign policy Penny Wong to the year’s most important Holocaust memorial.
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.
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Australia probing whether ‘foreign actors’ behind antisemitic surge, after daycare torched
Jewish community leader say officials finally taking issue seriously after months of mounting attacks, but many skeptical, with special operation netting only single arrest so far
Australia says ‘overseas actors’ may be funding wave of antisemitic attacks
Australian police have said foreign actors could be funding a recent wave of antisemitic attacks, as authorities struggle to respond to violent incidents targeting synagogues and neighbourhoods with Jewish communities in Sydney and Melbourne.
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.
'I think it's something the athletes would want': Geelong's Raber questions WNBL's lack of Pride Round
On the eve of Geelong United's inaugural Pride Round, Daniel Raber has called on the WNBL to celebrate its LGBTQIA+ community.