Israel urged Australia to do more to halt an "epidemic of antisemitism" in the country as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government was doing all it could to combat attacks that he says include domestic terrorism.
Discovery of sprayed slogans including 'Jew dogs' comes day after announcement of apparent bomb plot against Jewish targets amid escalation in antisemitic incidents in Australia
Australian city's Jewish community on edge after police — who kept the incident secret until it was leaked — say they're probing possible connections to recent antisemitic attacks
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Sydney has experienced several anti-Semitic attacks, mainly in Sydney's eastern suburbs where many Jewish people live, which have been met with widespread community outrage and a heavy police response.
On Friday, anti-Semitic graffiti was reported in Sydney. Hours later, Islamophobic graffiti was found. Jewish historians say the trend is in line with a complex issue underlying Australian society.
On October 7, 2024, mourners gathered outside Sydney's town hall for a vigil honoring innocent lives lost in the Israel-Palestine conflict since October 7, 2023. "A few days prior, organizers submitted an application to the Supreme Court,
Sydney police reported that a caravan laden with enough explosives to create a 40-meter blast wave has been found in Sydney’s north-west suburb, with notes suggesting a Jewish synagogue could be a target, reported the Sydney Morning Herald.
Israel’s foreign minister said antisemitism was “spreading in Australia almost unchecked” and he expected more action to stop attacks on the Jewish community.
Thousands of Palestinian supporters gathered in Sydney and Melbourne on Sunday to celebrate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas following a 15-month war. The ceasefire was delayed in a last ...
Sydney’s Christian leaders have declared Israel’s military response to terror group Hamas cannot be used to morally justify the explosion in anti-Semitism in Australia, as they said Sunday’s ceasefire must put an end to a recent wave of anti-Jewish hate crimes.
Australian police believe explosives found on Sydney’s outskirts were evidence of a deadly escalation in a campaign of antisemitic arson and graffiti crimes that has been waged in major cities for months.