4 days ago · What’s happening in Australia? Jewish and Muslim organizations and hate researchers have recorded drastic spikes in hate-fueled incidents on both groups since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza.And although how groups define antisemitism and Islamophobia differs, the numbers the …

Antisemitism in Australia is the manifestation of hostility, violence, prejudice or discrimination against the Jewish people or Judaism as a religious, ethnic or racial group.

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 synagogues...

4 days ago · Lawmakers this week focused on the wave of antisemitism since Oct. 7 2023 and ignored “a very long history of antisemitism and racism” against other groups in Australia, including Muslims and ...

Jan 29, 2025 · MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Three more incidents of antisemitic graffiti were found across Sydney on Thursday morning, leading Australian political leaders to warn of an escalation in hatred and decry as terrorism explosives found earlier in a trailer on the city’s outskirts.. Law enforcement earlier this month found a list of Jewish targets together with a cache of Powergel — an ...

Jan 13, 2025 · It marshals a range of data to suggest that, while both antisemitism and Islamophobia remain at elevated levels since 7 October 2023 (which is true), concerns about antisemitism are overstated ...

Feb 2, 2025 · Police in Australia are pouring more resources into combating antisemitism after a spate of attacks in areas with high Jewish populations. There have been antisemitic incidents in Sydney's Allawah, Maroubra, Newtown, Dover Heights, North Bondi, Queens Park and Woollahra since October last year. Showing a low-resolution version of the map.

Jan 22, 2025 · MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country, police said on Wednesday. Australia Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw was meeting on Wednesday with state police chiefs to discuss an increase in antisemitic crime in Australia ...

Nov 23, 2023 · Antisemitic incidents have spiked in Australia since the October 7 attack by Hamas militants on Israeli communities outside Gaza and the subsequent Israeli war against Hamas inside the coastal...

Antisemitism is the demonstration of hostility, prejudice or discrimination against Jewish people or Judaism as a religious, ethnic or racial group. We've set up Special Operation Avalite to investigate threats, violence and hatred towards the Australian Jewish community and parliamentarians.