Man charged over synagogue arson in Melbourne Netanyahu urged Australia to act, vowing Israel’s support for the Jewish community against hate crimes. JNS Staff July 6, 2025
Israeli, Jewish leaders denounce synagogue, restaurant attacks in Melbourne "There have been too many antisemitic attacks in Australia. The government must do more to fight this poisonous disease," FM Gideon Sa'ar said. JNS Staff July 5, 2025
Swastika drawn on Australian Holocaust survivors’ ex-address "Gas the Jews" was also written on the recently shuttered store of the Gottlieb family in Melbourne. Feb. 17, 2025
Australia enacts harsher punishments for hate crimes The move follows criticism that authorities are not doing enough to curb antisemitic attacks. Feb. 6, 2025
Police searching for three suspects in Melbourne synagogue ‘terror attack’ Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the creation of a federal police taskforce to combat antisemitism. Dec. 9, 2024
Netanyahu ties Melbourne shul attack to Labor government’s ‘extreme anti-Israelism’ Incidents of Jew-hatred have surged in Australia since the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Amelie Botbol Dec. 6, 2024
Fire heavily damages Melbourne synagogue, investigation underway The Chassidic synagogue was the subject of a 2016 documentary film called “Strictly Jewish: The Secret World of Adass Israel.” Faygie Holt Dec. 5, 2024
Radiohead frontman exits stage after confronting pro-Hamas protester Thom Yorke immediately stopped the band's performance to respond, "Don't stand there like a coward." Nov. 1, 2024
Australia introduces hate-crime legislation as antisemitism rises The move comes amid an increase in acts targeting the Australian Jewish and pro-Israel community in the wake of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre. Sept. 12, 2024
