US EditionSynagogue Door Set Alight and Restaurant Stormed in Latest Antisemitic Attacks in Australia
- On Friday night around 8pm, a man set fire to East Melbourne Synagogue and protesters stormed Miznon restaurant, amid rising antisemitic violence in Melbourne.
- Following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests and vandalism, authorities linked rising antisemitic threats to recent attacks on Jewish targets in Melbourne.
- Victoria Police report shows 20 worshippers evacuated safely, protesters chanting 'death to the IDF,' with arson being treated seriously by authorities.
- Prime Minister Albanese condemns the attacks as anti-Semitic terrorism and urges public footage to aid police investigations.
- More broadly, Australia is experiencing a spike in antisemitic attacks, while the government increases security funding for Jewish institutions.
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Congregation Flees After Arsonist Sets Fire to Australian Synagogue Door
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. An arsonist set fire to the door of a Melbourne synagogue and forced the congregation to flee on Friday, seven months after criminals destroyed a synagogue in the same Australian city with an accelerant-fuelled blaze that left a worshipper injured. World News | Congregation Flees After Arsonist Sets Fire to Australian Synagogue Door.
Synagogue door set alight and restaurant stormed in latest antisemitic attacks in Australia
By Angus Watson and Chris Lau, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A man set the door of a synagogue alight and a group of protesters stormed an Israeli restaurant in Melbourne on Friday night, the latest in a wave of antisemitic attacks in Australian cities. About 20 people were inside the synagogue in the downtown area of East Melbourne when a man poured flammable liquid on the front door of the synagogue on Albert Street before setting it on fire, Victoria st…
Synagogue hit with arson attack, diners 'terrorised'
Police are investigating a fire at an inner city synagogue and an incident at an Israeli restaurant. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) By Rachael Ward in Melbourne Children and their families were among those forced to evacuate a synagogue targeted by arsonists, just as protesters descended on a nearby Israeli restaurant shouting “offensive chants”. A group of about 20 people had to flee when a man doused the front of the temple in a flammable liquid and …
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