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.
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.
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.
Australia eyes possible foreign role in antisemitic attacks
The crimes have included torching a child care center, burning cars in largely Jewish neighborhoods and smearing red paint and graffiti on synagogues in Sydney, while a synagogue in Melbourne was firebombed in December,
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.
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.
Australia Holds Antisemitism Summit After Childcare Attack
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has held a meeting of state and territory leaders to tackle a wave of antisemitic attacks across the country, the latest involving the suspected firebombing of a childcare center in Sydney.
Australian childcare center torched and sprayed with antisemitic graffiti
A childcare center in Sydney was set alight early morning on Tuesday and antisemitic graffiti was sprayed on the wall, authorities said, the latest in a spate of attacks in Australia targeting the Jewish community.
Antisemitic Attacks Escalate in Australia
Dec 7: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says antisemitic attacks in Australia linked to the government's position at the United Nations on Palestine. Dec 9: Federal police taskforce on antisemitism launched. Dec 11: Cars torched, buildings vandalised in Sydney’s east.
Australia Probes Possible Foreign Funding Behind Anti-Semitic Attacks
Australia is investigating whether local criminals were paid by foreign actors to carry out a spate of anti-Semitic attacks, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.
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
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.
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Statement on Recent Hate Crimes in Australia
Human Rights Watch, Jewish Council of Australia, Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, Australian National Imams Council ...
'Overseas actors' may be funding antisemitic attacks in Australia using cryptocurrency
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a national cabinet meeting this afternoon following an "evil hate crime" in which ...