How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked …
1 day ago · And although how groups define antisemitism and Islamophobia differs, the numbers the organizations cite all show a rise in incidents. Antisemitic episodes in the two biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne — home to 85% of Australia’s Jewish population — have drawn the highest profile because they’re severe, unusual and public.
Why Sydney is seeing so many antisemitic attacks of late
5 days ago · 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 ...
How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked …
6 hours ago · Nearly 200 more have been charged since October 2023 in the state of New South Wales – where Sydney is located – with crimes linked to antisemitism, police say.
The series of anti-Semitic attacks that have shocked Sydney
Jan 21, 2025 · NSW Police set up Strike Force Pearl to investigate the string of anti-Semitic incidents, which Acting NSW Police Commissioner Peter Thurtell said has been granted additional resources. The attacks have mainly occurred in Sydney's …
Australia wakes to more antisemitic graffiti after a discovery of ...
Jan 29, 2025 · As three more episodes of antisemitic graffiti were discovered across Sydney on Thursday morning, Australian political leaders warned of an escalation in hatred and decried as terrorism an incident of explosives found in a trailer on the city’s outskirts.
Authorities vow action after cars torched, home vandalized in …
Jan 17, 2025 · 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...
Australian state commits more police to investigate antisemitic …
Jan 21, 2025 · An Australian state has committed more police to investigate a spate of antisemitic crimes after a childcare center was torched near a Sydney synagogue.
Wave of attacks on Sydney's Jewish and Muslim communities …
Jan 18, 2025 · 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.
Antisemitism Sydney: A timeline of attacks plaguing city’s Jewish ...
Jan 29, 2025 · Eleven people have been arrested after a spate of antisemitic attacks that have sent shockwaves through Sydney’s Jewish community. The latest arrest comes after a caravan laden with enough explosives to create a 40-metre blast wave was found in Sydney’s north-west. A note suggested a Jewish synagogue could be a target.
Sydney cars, houses sprayed with antisemitic graffiti in latest …
5 days ago · SYDNEY, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Cars and houses in Sydney were daubed in antisemitic graffiti, police said on Sunday, the latest in a string of incidents targeting Jews in Australia's biggest city. The ...