Posts Tagged: australia antisemitism
Australian Police Investigating Antisemitic Attack on Jewish Men in Melbourne
Australian police are investigating an attack on two Jewish men in the city of Melbourne that left one of them requiring hospital treatment for severe...
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...
Gaza War and COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Fuel Significant Rise in Antisemitism in Australia During 2021
The war between Israel and Hamas in May and the persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic were the two major events contributing to a notable increase...
Top Australian Jewish Organization Finds 35% Rise in Antisemitic Incidents Over Last Year
Australia has seen a serious rise in antisemitism over the past year, largely fueled by Israel’s May conflict with Hamas and the COVID-19 pandemic, a...
Jewish Students Sue Australian State of Victoria Over Antisemitic Bullying at Secondary College
The government in the Australian state of Victoria is being sued by five Jewish students who say they endured years of antisemitic bullying at Brighton...
Australian Jewish Leaders Condemn ‘Vile’ White Supremacist Desecration of Jewish Gravestone
A leading Australian civil rights organization has condemned a "reprehensible" desecration of a Jewish gravestone at a Tasmania, Australia cemetery. A white-supremacist sticker with the words...
Australian Government Minister Moves to Ban Islamist Group That Shouted ‘Give Us the Necks of the Jews’ at Rally
An Australian government official has moved to ban an antisemitic Islamist hate group that held a rally where murderous and genocidal hate speech was directed...
Jewish Leader Warns of ‘Epidemic’ of Antisemitism in Australian City of Melbourne Following COVID-19 Lockdown Controversies
An Australian newspaper has posted recordings of violently antisemitic telephone messages left on the voicemail of a Melbourne synagogue in the midst of what one...
Accosted by a Hater: What Would You Do?
JNS.org – “Paul” is an Australian Jewish man in his late 40s who lives in the city of Brisbane, in the state of Queensland. On...
‘You Have to Stand Up to Hate,’ Says Australian Jewish Man Who Stood Up to Antisemitic Assailant on Walk to Synagogue
An Australian Jewish man who was brutally assaulted by a man yelling "Heil Hitler" as he walked with his 11-year-old son to a Bar Mitzvah...
Australian Police Arrest 18-Year-Old Over Alleged Far-Right Terror Plot
Australian police arrested on Wednesday an 18-year man who had allegedly expressed interest in committing a mass causality attack, motivated by right-wing ideology. Police said they...
Jewish Man Confronted With Hitler Salutes While Walking in Australian City of Melbourne
A Jewish man in the Australian city of Melbourne was reported to be in shock on Friday night after he was showered with antisemitic abuse...
Parents of Jewish Kids Subjected to Antisemitic Bullying at Australian School ‘Disappointed’ by Official Report
Parents of Jewish children subjected to antisemitic bullying at a school in the southeastern Australian city of Melbourne have expressed disappointment with the results of...
Australian Broadcaster Criticized for Pushing Israel Conspiracy Theory in Coverage of Beirut Blast
A leading Australian broadcaster is refusing to apologize for a segment on its Wednesday night programming this week in which Israel was blamed for the...
