Australia
Representatives of the world’s largest Jewish communities said Australia’s spike in antisemitic attacks reflects a growing global threat to Jewish safety and democracy.
“There’s a hunt here for anyone who publicly expresses positive views about Israel,” says Danish-Israeli journalist Yotam Konfino.
“What happened in Stonnington Council was a slap in the face of the Jewish community,” said Dr. Dvir Abramovich, chair of the Melbourne-based Anti-Defamation Commission.
Antisemitic incidents in Australia remain at historic highs, driven by serious attacks and IRGC-linked arson targeting Jewish sites.
Police charged the 71-year-old with six offenses after months of community surveillance in the Australian city’s eastern suburbs.
One derogatory comment concerned the Israel Defense Forces.
Canberra’s first state terror listing targets the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps over its links to arson attacks on Jewish community sites.
Australian Magistrate Malcolm Thomas found that Angelo Loras, 35, had been in the grip of a delusion stemming from failure to take his schizophrenia medication when he set fire to the East Melbourne Synagogue.
Dozens of men clad in black stood in front of the state legislature in Sydney, displaying a banner that read, “Abolish the Jewish Lobby.”
The suspect held up a picture of the mastermind behind the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre during a 2024 rally in Melbourne.
“I thought antisemitism was from World War Two days, and that Hitler is gone. I didn’t even know it existed today,” Sharon Stoilar told JNS.
Linda Margolin Royal’s award-winning book honors the righteous who risked their lives to save Jews, including her family, during the Holocaust.
