Posts Tagged: Melbourne
Antisemitic Acts in Australia Persist With Car Attack, Statue Vandalism
Law enforcement in Australia has launched investigations into multiple recent antisemitic incidents, including a car attack on Hasidic men on Saturday and the vandalism earlier...
Australian Police Arrest Teens for Antisemitic Harassment of Jewish Schoolboys
Australian police have arrested two teenagers suspected of chasing Jewish schoolboys in a stolen car while shouting Nazi slogans in Melbourne last week. The suspects, one...
Australia Police Charge Man Over Alleged Arson on Melbourne Synagogue
Australian police have charged a man in connection with an alleged arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue with worshippers in the building, the latest in...
Melbourne Police Investigate Wave of Antisemitic Attacks, Including Synagogue Arson
i24 News - A wave of antisemitic incidents across Melbourne is under urgent investigation by Victoria Police, after a synagogue was set alight, a Jewish-owned...
Antisemitic Incidents in Australia Quadruple to Record High Since Oct. 7 Attack, New Report Says
Antisemitism in Australia quadrupled to record levels over the past year, with Australian Jews experiencing more than 2,000 antisemitic incidents between October 2023 and September...
Allegations of Rampant Antisemitic Abuse and Bullying in Australian Public School System
Australian officials and nonprofit leaders on Thursday issued statements addressing antisemitism, following a damning report exposing bullying and harassment of teenage Jewish students attending public...
Australian Rabbi Harassed as ‘Captain Apartheid, Jewish Scumbag’ in Anonymous Phone Calls
A rabbi in Melbourne, Australia, was targeted this week by viciously antisemitic anonymous phone calls accusing him of “apartheid,” echoing rhetoric used in a controversial...
Report: Australian Vaccine-Mandate Protesters Compare State Government to Nazis
i24News – Several thousand people rallied in Melbourne against new vaccination mandates on Saturday, with a few comparing the state government to Nazis and calling...
Outrage After Man Photographed Wearing Swastika Hat in Melbourne, Australia
One of Australia’s top Jewish organizations expressed shock and anger on Sunday after a man was spotted wearing a hat emblazoned with the Nazi swastika...
Israel’s Netanyahu Talks Coronavirus Policy With Australia’s Morrison
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, spoke by phone on Thursday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic. According to a statement from...
Top Australian Jewish Group Decries ‘Alarming Pattern’ of Antisemitism After Jewish Man and His Son Verbally Assaulted in Melbourne
A top Australian Jewish group on Sunday denounced a “broader and alarming pattern” of antisemitism after a Jewish man and his son were verbally assaulted...
Jewish-Owned Melbourne Café Defaced With Antisemitic Graffiti: ‘The Holocaust Is a Lie’
A Jewish-owned café was defaced with violently antisemitic and Holocaust denial graffiti in the Australian city of Melbourne. According to the Australian Jewish News, the owner...
Israeli Student Killed in Australia Is Buried in Her Hometown
The family and friends of an Israeli student who was killed in Australia walked in a funeral procession through the streets of her hometown on Wednesday. Mourners...
Man Charged With Murder of Israeli Exchange Student in Melbourne
A 20-year-old man was charged on Saturday with the murder of Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe in Melbourne amidst an outrage over violence against women in...
