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Australia accuses Iran of organizing antisemitic attacks and expels ambassador
Australia expelled Iran's ambassador and suspended embassy operations after intelligence linked Iran's Revolutionary Guard to two antisemitic arson attacks on Jewish sites in 2024, with no injuries reported.
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Tuesday that Iran’s ambassador, Ahmad Sadeghi, along with three other diplomats, have been expelled from Australia following credible intelligence linking the Iranian government to two antisemitic firebombing incidents in Melbourne and Sydney in 2024.
- This diplomatic action followed an Australian Security Intelligence Organization investigation that linked Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to arson at Melbourne's Adass Israel Synagogue in December and Sydney's Lewis' Continental Kitchen in October.
- The Home Affairs Minister and intelligence officials described these acts as foreign-orchestrated aggression aiming to sow discord and undermine social cohesion within Australia’s Jewish community.
- Albanese stated the government will legislate to formally list the IRGC as a terrorist group, while the opposition and Australian Jewish leaders expressed bipartisan support, calling the attacks an affront to national sovereignty.
- Iran denied involvement and was conducting a diplomatic nuclear meeting in Geneva on the same day, while Australia reduced diplomatic ties but maintained some communication channels to protect its interests.
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Jewish News SyndicateAustralia linked Iran to antisemitic attacks by following the money
For of the attacks, on a kosher deli in Bondi Beach, Iran engaged the services of a local motorcycle club, according to Australian media.The post Australia linked Iran to antisemitic attacks by following the money appeared first on JNS.org.
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