Australia
Jillian Segal told the royal commission public broadcasters need external review, citing perceived bias against Israel in war reporting.
The Minority Impact Coalition made the request to the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion after hundreds of Australian Jews were harassed, threatened and doxxed in 2024.
Police arrested men who aimed an imitation weapon toward the house of worship from an SUV on Shabbat.
Hours after the shooting, Arsen Ostrovsky’s blood-soaked image spread “like wildfire,” accompanied by fake manipulations and abusive comments.
After the shooting of a police officer and the death of a Jewish civilian in Montreal, Israeli Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli said he had warned Canada’s government that it was heading down the same path as Australia.
Naveed Akram was facing 59 charges that include 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder, and one count of committing a terrorist act.
“Our police officers were placed at significant risk being in a gunfight armed with 9 mm Glocks against long arms,” the New South Wales Police deputy commissioner told an antisemitism inquiry.
Antisemitism commission said Jewish witnesses faced increased online harassment after testifying, and at least one case was referred to police.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry accused them of bringing “provocation and chaos” wherever they go.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was behind at least two antisemitic attacks, Australia’s national security agency found.
Days earlier, a Jewish security group warned police about a heightened security risk at the Chanukah event.
The suspect allegedly stole equipment of murdered Peter Meagher and pawned it a few days after the attack.
