1 day ago · And although how groups define antisemitism and Islamophobia differs, the numbers the organizations cite all show a rise in incidents. Antisemitic episodes in the two biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne — home to 85% of Australia’s Jewish population — have drawn the highest profile because they’re severe, unusual and public.

5 days ago · Sydney has experienced several anti-Semitic attacks, mainly in Sydney's eastern suburbs where many Jewish people live, which have been met with widespread community outrage and a heavy police ...

11 hours ago · Nearly 200 more have been charged since October 2023 in the state of New South Wales – where Sydney is located – with crimes linked to antisemitism, police say.

Jan 21, 2025 · NSW Police set up Strike Force Pearl to investigate the string of anti-Semitic incidents, which Acting NSW Police Commissioner Peter Thurtell said has been granted additional resources. The attacks have mainly occurred in Sydney's …

Jan 29, 2025 · As three more episodes of antisemitic graffiti were discovered across Sydney on Thursday morning, Australian political leaders warned of an escalation in hatred and decried as terrorism an incident of explosives found in a trailer on the city’s outskirts.

Jan 26, 2025 · Many among Australia’s 117,000-strong Jewish population are anxious after a spate of antisemitic attacks in its two biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne – including arson attacks on...

Jan 17, 2025 · Four vehicles and the former home of a Jewish community leader were defaced in Sydney early Friday, with two cars set alight, in the latest antisemitic attack condemned by Australian...

Jan 22, 2025 · In Sydney, a synagogue was defaced with red swastikas spray painted along the fence, while a day care center was torched and scrawled with antisemitic slurs under the cover of night.

Jan 22, 2025 · An arson and graffiti attack on a childcare center near a Sydney synagogue on Tuesday is the latest in a spate of targeted attacks in Australia’s largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, which are home to 85% of the country’s Jewish population.

1 day ago · A police officer stands near where anti-Israel graffiti is painted on a wall in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 11, 2024. ... gather for a rally against rising anti-Semitism in Sydney, on Jan. 21, 2025 ...