Posts Tagged: Executive Council of Australian Jewry
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...
Former Australian Nurses Charged Over Threatening Viral Video Banned from NDIS
Two former Australian nurses who were charged over a viral video in which they allegedly threatened to kill Israeli patients have been banned from working...
Australian Police Arrest Third Suspect in Firebombing Attack on Jewish Leader’s Former Home
On Monday, law enforcement in Australia arrested an unnamed 25-year-old man, charging him with involvement in antisemitic graffiti and arson targeting a residence in the...
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 Bans Doxxing Following Attacks on Jewish Professionals
Australia's government announced on Tuesday a ban on doxxing — the act of leaking someone's personal information online — responding to its use against Jewish...
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...
Australian Newspaper Faces Storm of Criticism for Publishing ‘Antisemitic’ Cartoon of Country’s Jewish Treasurer
An Australian newspaper has been accused of antisemitism after publishing an offensive caricature of the country’s Jewish Treasurer. The cartoon in the Australian Financial Review portrayed...
Australia’s Fox Sports Channel Slammed for Broadcasting Photoshopped Image of Hitler at Rugby Game
The Australian channel Fox Sports was slammed on Sunday after it broadcast a photoshopped image of Adolf Hitler as a fan at a professional rugby...
Convicted Australian Terrorist Planned to Kill Jewish University Students in ‘Revenge for Palestine’
An Australian man who stabbed his neighbor in 2016 said he originally planned to attack Jewish students at the University of Sydney. Ihsas Khan was found guilty...
Australian Student Union Condemns Campus Antisemitism Amid Rise in National Incidents
The National Union of Students (NUS) in Australia adopted a resolution on Thursday condemning antisemitism and pledging to counter its rise on university campuses. The motion...
Antisemitic Incidents Rise 9.5 Percent in Australia in One Year, Report Says
JNS.org - Australia experienced a 9.5-percent increase in antisemitic attacks and assaults from September 2016 to September 2017, according to a new report released by the Executive Council...
Jewish Leaders Down Under Fondly Welcome Australia’s New Prime Minister
With a mere 10 months to go before the next general election in Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott was replaced by fellow Liberal Party member...
Anti-Semitism Up 35 Percent in Australia Over Past Year
JNS.org - Anti-Semitism has increased by 35 percent over the past year in Australia, according to a new report by the Executive Council of Australian...
Anti-Semitic Flyers Distributed in Sydney Again; Neo-Nazi Group Wants Jews Out of Australia (VIDEO)
The Australian Online Hate Prevention Institute (OPHI) is charging that a fringe neo-Nazi group is again distributing crude anti-semitic flyers in the Sydney area, after a previous episode...
