Antisemitic attackers violently target synagogue, Israeli restaurant in Australia
A series of antisemitic attacks in Australia including an arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne and a violent raid on an Israeli-owned restaurant has Jews in the Australian city living in fear and demanding executives take action The first attack occurred when assailants started a fire outside the exterior doors of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation Around worshipers were eating Shabbat dinner inside according to SBS News The police have not yet categorized the affair a terror attack Avi Yemini chief reporter for Rebel News Online in Australia declared the fire brigade s rapid response kept yet another synagogue in this city from being destroyed in a terror attack like the firebombing of the Adas Israel Synagogue last year which remains unsolved AUSTRALIA S JEWISH NEIGHBORHOOD ALARMED AMID RISING ANTISEMITISM FEAR AND ANXIETY Later that same evening particular masked extremists terrorized diners at Israeli-owned restaurant Miznon According to The Jerusalem Post protesters chanted death to the IDF Israel Defense Forces and threw chairs and glassware at the restaurant Yemeni informed Fox News Digital protesters were causing absolute mayhem and escalated to violence against patrons and the destruction of property ultimately sending terrified diners running for safety One protester was arrested by Victoria Police but was distributed and issued a summons SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTERSBS News also revealed that Victoria Police are scrutinizing a third happening in which offenders set fire to three vehicles destroying one and spray-painted a nearby wall A police commander declined to say whether the painting s content was antisemitic but described all three incidents as containing inferences of antisemitism Alex Ryvchin co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry ECAJ issued a comment on X and urged that all sides of politics and all Australians to condemn these deplorable crimes Those who chant for death are not peace activists Those who would burn houses of prayer with families inside do not seek an end to war Ryvchin disclosed Noting the violent ideology at work in our country that operates on the fringes of politics and social movements Ryvchin stated those responsible cannot be reasoned with or appeased They must be confronted with the full force of the law NURSES SUSPENDED AFTER VIRAL VIDEO THREATENING TO KILL ISRAELI MAN AUSTRALIA FITNESS DEPARTMENTYemini declared Friday s attacks demonstrate how emboldened protesters have become Since October Victoria Police under the direction of the leadership have allowed anti-Israel protesters to effectively hold Melbourne hostage he explained Gideon Sa ar the Israeli minister of foreign affairs also strongly condemned the attacks saying there have been too plenty of antisemitic attacks in Australia and he called on the Australian cabinet to do more to fight this poisonous infection Between Oct and Sept the ECAJ counted antisemitic incidents in Australia
