5 days ago · Many among Australia’s 117,000-strong Jewish population are anxious after a spate of antisemitic attacks in its two biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne – including arson attacks on synagogues ...

2 days ago · Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the incident as an antisemitic act, emphasizing that such violence at a place of worship is unacceptable in Australia. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty ...

1 day ago · MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — 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, officials said on Wednesday.. Police found a list of Jewish targets together with a cache of Powergel, an explosive used in the mining industry, in a trailer ...

2 days ago · 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.

Antisemitism in Australia is the manifestation of hostility, violence, prejudice or discrimination against the Jewish people or Judaism as a religious, ethnic or racial group.

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 authorities,...

Jan 13, 2025 · Since 7 October 2023 incidents of antisemitic hate have increased in Australia, not only in number but in the extremity of their content.

Nov 23, 2023 · Antisemitic incidents have spiked in Australia since the October 7 attack by Hamas militants on Israeli communities outside Gaza and the subsequent Israeli war against Hamas inside the coastal...

Dec 3, 2024 · (JTA) — Jews in Australia experienced a record number of 2,062 antisemitic incidents over the year following Oct. 7, 2023, according to an umbrella group of Jewish organizations. A new report...

1 day ago · Australia's largest cities Sydney and Melbourne, which are home to 85% of the country's Jewish population, have experienced a rise in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents since the Israel-Hamas ...