Melbourne Synagogue Torched in Suspected Hate Crime

Netanyahu Links Melbourne Arson Attack to ‘Anti-Israeli’ Stance

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested the Australian government’s “extreme anti-Israeli” stance helped incite an apparent arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue this week.

Melbourne synagogue set on fire in 'deliberate' attack, Australian PM vows 'zero tolerance for antisemitism'

The Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia was set on fire early Friday morning in what authorities believe was a deliberate arson attack on the Jewish house of worship.

Melbourne synagogue set on fire in 'deliberate' attack, Australian PM vows 'zero tolerance for antisemitism' – Democratic Accent

A synagogue in Melbourne, Australia was set on fire Friday in what authorities believe was a “deliberate” arson attack. A congregant who arrived early Friday for morning prayer at Adass Israel Synagogue in the town of Ripponlea reportedly witnessed two masked arsonists pouring an accelerant in the building and quickly setting it aflame. The suspects fled the scene and remain on the loose.  “We believe it was deliberate. We believe it has been ta…

Melbourne synagogue fire linked to Labor's 'extreme anti-Israel position', Netanyahu claims - Overpasses For America

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described a fire at a Melbourne synagogue as an “abhorrent act of antisemitism” and claimed it was linked to what he called the Australian government’s “extreme anti-Israel position”. The Adass Israel synagogue at Ripponlea in Melbourne’s southeast had two of its three buildings gutted after suspected masked intruders allegedly broke into the building and set it alight early on Friday morning. Two co…

Netanyahu Blames Synagogue Arson at Melbourne on Australia's Stance on Israel

‘Unfortunately,’ Netanyahu says in a statement, ‘it is impossible to separate this reprehensible act from the extreme anti-Israeli position of the Labor government in Australia.’