Posts Tagged: Australian Jewish community
Australian Jewish Leader Urges Continued Vigilance on Antisemitic Hate Crimes After Police Label Bomb Threat ‘Fake’
A top Australian Jewish leader has expressed disappointment with a recent announcement by police that an incident involving an abandoned caravan filled with explosives and...
Australia’s Spy Chief Warns Surge in Antisemitism Across Country Has ‘Not Yet Plateaued’
The head of Australia's domestic intelligence agency has revealed that five major terrorist plots were prevented over the past year, amid a wave of antisemitic...
Muslim Groups Defend Australian Nurses Who Vowed to ‘Kill’ Israeli Patients, Accuse Critics of ‘Double Standards’
A coalition of 50 Muslim leaders and organizations has come out in defense of two Australian nurses embroiled in a scandal after they were caught...
Australian Nurses Threaten to Kill Israeli Patients, Leading Jews to Question Safety at Country’s Hospitals
An Australian hospital is reviewing patient records after two nurses were caught on video vowing to kill Israeli patients, prompting swift action from authorities. One...
Arrest Made as Spree of Antisemitic Crimes Continues Across Australia
The recent wave of hate crimes targeting Jews in Australia has shown no sign of abating, with more incidents over the weekend as political leaders...
Jews in Australia Up Security, Conceal Identity After Spate of Antisemitic Attacks
Jewish students in Sydney returned to school on Friday with a heightened security presence, days after police said they foiled a planned antisemitic attack in the city using a trailer filled...
Australia’s Albanese Defends Antisemitism Response as Israel Urges More Action Amid Crime Wave
Israel urged Australia to do more to halt an "epidemic of antisemitism" in the country as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government was doing all it could to combat attacks...
Former Home of Australian Jewish Leader Vandalized, Cars Torched in Sydney
A home in Sydney previously owned by a senior Jewish community leader was vandalized on Friday morning and two cars were set on fire, with one spray painted with an antisemitic slur, Australian authorities said. The...
Australia’s Decision to Cancel Hockey Tournament Shows Depth of Jew-Hatred in Country
On January 7, in a stunning move that reflects a troubling global trend, Ice Hockey Australia canceled its plans to host a key international tournament --...
Sydney Synagogue Daubed in Antisemitic Graffiti in Latest Attack on Australian Jews
A synagogue in Sydney was daubed in antisemitic graffiti on Friday, police said, the latest in a spate of incidents targeting Jews in Australia. Police will...
Jewish Australian Leader’s Home Vandalized With Antisemitic Graffiti
The home of a prominent Jewish Australian has been vandalized with antisemitic graffiti, according to Australian media. Lesli Berger, former president of the New South Wales...
Australian Jews on Edge After Islamic State Arrests and Rise of Anti-Semitism
JNS.org - Despite the rise of anti-Semitism across Europe in the wake of Operation Protective Edge, it is still easy to think that this...
