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Australia eyes possible foreign role in antisemitic attacks

22 January 2025 13:39 (UTC +04:00)

Australian police are looking into whether foreign actors have paid local criminals to commit antisemitic offenses after a series of attacks on sites associated with the country's Jewish community, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday, APA reports citing Deutsche Welle.

The crimes have included torching a child care center, burning cars in largely Jewish neighborhoods and smearing red paint and graffiti on synagogues in Sydney, while a synagogue in Melbourne was firebombed in December, injuring one person.

The two southeastern cities are home to 84% of the country's Jewish population of around 117,000.