The shocking damage inside Melbourne's firebombed synagogue is revealed - as detectives say they are closing in on three suspects after police admit it was a terrorist attack
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The shocking damage inside Melbourne's firebombed synagogue is revealed - as detectives say they are closing in on three suspects after police admit it was a terrorist attack

Daily Mail  

Police are closing in on three suspects A synagogue firebombing in Melbourne has been officially declared a terrorist attack as police chiefs reveal they are closing on three suspects. Victoria Police Commissioner Shane Patton said on Monday that detectives were on the hunt for three people they believe are behind the attack on Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne, in the city's south-eastern suburb of Ripponlea. Total carnage: Inside Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne Images from within Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne appeared on Monday Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan told reporters the declaration of the attack as one of terrorism allowed more powers and resources for the investigation. Members of the synagogue recover items from the Adass Israel Synagogue on December 06 A man is seen reading a message left on the fence of the Adass Israel Synagogue after a firebombing 'The intelligence that has been gained from that joint management committee meeting has recommended that their belief is that this is likely a terrorist incident that has occurred,' Mr Patton said on Monday. Congregate member of the Adass Israel Synagogue, Sam, on Monday Sky News host Sharri Markson was given access to the torched synagogue Mr Patton said police had no evidence to suggest there would be further terrorist attacks, but would not rule anything out.

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Australia synagogue: Fake attack plan fabricated by organized crime network, police say
1 week, 6 days ago

Australia synagogue: Fake attack plan fabricated by organized crime network, police say

CNN  

Reuters — A fake plan to attack on a Sydney synagogue using a caravan of explosives was fabricated by an organized crime network in order to divert police resources, Australian police said on Monday. But police on Monday said the discovery was part of a “criminal con job,” with the ease with which the caravan was found along with the …

Mob faked attack on Australian synagogue: Police
1 week, 6 days ago

Mob faked attack on Australian synagogue: Police

Al Jazeera  

An organised crime network fabricated a plot to attack a synagogue in Australia to divert law enforcement resources, according to police. The Australian Federal Police said on Monday that the discovery of explosives in a caravan parked in Sydney was part of a “criminal con job”. “Almost immediately, experienced investigators … believed that the caravan was part of a fabricated …

How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked claims of foreign influence
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked claims of foreign influence

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A wave of antisemitic attacks has roiled Australia, with a dozen arrests for vandalizing or setting homes, schools, and synagogues on fire since October and hundreds more charged in just over a year with crimes targeting Jews. Antisemitic episodes in the two biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne — home to 85% of Australia’s Jewish population — …

Extremism in sights as anti-Semitic attacks on the rise
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Extremism in sights as anti-Semitic attacks on the rise

Daily Mail  

Major tech companies are in the firing line over concerns young people are being radicalised amid a spate of anti-Semitic attacks. Social media platforms profiting off kids need to do more to keep them safe online but failed to do so because of a focus on profits, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said. Mr Dutton said ambiguity from the government about …

Opposition MPs warn of escalating antisemitism after explosives found in caravan
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Opposition MPs warn of escalating antisemitism after explosives found in caravan

ABC  

The federal member for the semi-rural Sydney suburb where police discovered a caravan packed with explosives more than a week ago says he is "deeply disturbed" by the potential terror plot targeting the Jewish community. The series of anti-Semitic attacks that have shocked Sydney Photo shows Alex Ryvchin, the co-chief executive of Executive Council of the Australian Jewry, outside former …

Antisemitic attacks escalate in Australia
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Antisemitic attacks escalate in Australia

Hindustan Times  

SYDNEY, - Australia has been grappling with a spate of antisemitic attacks on synagogues, buildings and cars since the beginning of the Israel-Gaza war in late 2023. Antisemitic attacks escalate in Australia Authorities have designated some of the incidents as terrorism and vowed to crack down on the perpetrators amid concerns of further escalation, with half a dozen incidents occurring …

Australian authorities foil possible antisemitic attack after finding trailer packed with explosives
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Australian authorities foil possible antisemitic attack after finding trailer packed with explosives

CNN  

Brisbane, Australia CNN — Australian authorities say they’ve foiled a potential “mass casualty” attack with the discovery of a trailer packed with explosives in northwest Sydney, and “some indications” it was to be used against targets in the Jewish community following a spate of antisemitic incidents. “This is the discovery of a potential mass casualty event,” New South Wales Premier …

Australian police link stash of explosives and list of Jewish targets to an antisemitic plot
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Australian police link stash of explosives and list of Jewish targets to an antisemitic plot

LA Times  

New South Wales Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson speaks in Sydney, Wednesday, about the discovery of explosives stashed on Sydney’s outskirts suspected to have been intended to escalate a campaign of antisemitic arson and graffiti crimes. Australian police believe explosives found on Sydney’s outskirts were evidence of a deadly escalation in a campaign of antisemitic arson and graffiti crimes that …

Australia is grappling with a rise in antisemitic attacks. Police are investigating links to paid criminals
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Australia is grappling with a rise in antisemitic attacks. Police are investigating links to paid criminals

CNN  

Brisbane, Australia CNN — Sydney restaurateur Judith Lewis couldn’t save the mezuzah, a framed parchment inked with Hebrew prayers, that was hanging in her family’s café when arsonists set it alight in the early hours one Sunday in late October. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters Wednesday: “It’s unclear who or where the payments are coming from.” Albanese wouldn’t be …

Why has no-one arrested in relation to Sydney's antisemitic attacks been charged with terrorism?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why has no-one arrested in relation to Sydney's antisemitic attacks been charged with terrorism?

ABC  

From red swastikas sprayed along a synagogue fence line, to the torching of a prominent Jewish leader's former house — a series of increasingly brazen antisemitic attacks have rattled Australia's Jewish community in recent months. Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and some Jewish groups have criticised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for not declaring the incidents as acts of "domestic terrorism", …

Intensive efforts to stop anti-semitic attacks
2 months ago

Intensive efforts to stop anti-semitic attacks

ABC  

Sabra Lane: The violence in the Middle East has been spilling into Australia during recent months with a series of anti-Semitic attacks. The Australian Federal Police is now investigating whether overseas actors are funding anti-Semitic attacks and authorities are under increasing pressure to bring to an end the violence. Alison Xiao: Sabra, the taskforce set up to investigate this spate …

Anti-Semitic incidents in Sydney could shape future of hate crime laws as more detectives committed
2 months ago

Anti-Semitic incidents in Sydney could shape future of hate crime laws as more detectives committed

ABC  

The nature of recent anti-Semitic attacks in Sydney could shape the future of hate crime laws in NSW, as police concede policing alone won’t eradicate the problem. "One of those is speedy police investigations and quick arrests to send a deterrent," chief executive of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria Naomi Levin said. Potential operating theory Speaking to ABC Radio …

Australia antisemitic attack: Authorities vow action after cars torched, home vandalized in Sydney
2 months ago

Australia antisemitic attack: Authorities vow action after cars torched, home vandalized in Sydney

CNN  

Brisbane, Australia CNN — Four vehicles and the former home of a Jewish community leader were defaced in Sydney early Friday, with two cars set alight, in the latest antisemitic attack condemned by Australian authorities, who vowed to “hunt down” the perpetrators. Ryvchin told reporters it wasn’t clear if his family was the target of the attack, but if not, …

Prominent Jewish leader's former home is targeted in anti-Semitic attack as two cars are torched
2 months ago

Prominent Jewish leader's former home is targeted in anti-Semitic attack as two cars are torched

Daily Mail  

Two cars in an affluent Sydney suburb have been torched and the former home of a prominent Jewish leader soaked in red paint in yet another suspected anti-Semitic attack to hit the city. Multiple cars parked on Military Road in Dover Heights were spray painted with anti-Semitic slogans and two were set alight set alight around 4am A home in …

Counterterrorism police take over investigation into swastika vandalism at Sydney synagogue
2 months, 1 week ago

Counterterrorism police take over investigation into swastika vandalism at Sydney synagogue

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. New South Wales premier Chris Minns said over the …

Sydney synagogue attack condemned as ‘massive escalation’ in antisemitism
2 months, 1 week ago

Sydney synagogue attack condemned as ‘massive escalation’ in antisemitism

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The state premier of Australia’s …

Sydney synagogue daubed in swastikas in latest anti-semitic attack on Australian Jews
2 months, 1 week ago

Sydney synagogue daubed in swastikas in latest anti-semitic attack on Australian Jews

The Hindu  

A synagogue in Sydney was daubed in antisemitic graffiti on Friday, police said, the latest in a spate of incidents targeting Jews in Australia. Police will deploy a special task force to investigate the attack on the Southern Sydney Synagogue in the suburb of Allawah that happened in the early hours of Friday morning, New South Wales state Police Assistant …

Vandals paint anti-Israel graffiti, burn car in Sydney
3 months, 1 week ago

Vandals paint anti-Israel graffiti, burn car in Sydney

Raw Story  

Two suspects daubed anti-Israel graffiti and torched a car in a Sydney suburb on Wednesday, police said, sparking "outrage" from Australia's government days after a Melbourne synagogue was set ablaze. "The incident in Sydney is an outrage and another anti-Semitic attack," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. A body representing Australia's Jewish community said the Sydney graffiti and car burning was …

Australian police launch a special operation to investigate increased antisemitic attacks
3 months, 1 week ago

Australian police launch a special operation to investigate increased antisemitic attacks

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian federal police launched a special operation to investigate an increase in antisemitic threats and violence since the war between Israel and Hamas began last year. Here’s a look at some of the main cases investigated by Special Operation Avalite: Dec. 11: Antisemitic graffiti attacks in the eastern Sydney suburb of Woollahra Police are looking for two …

Anti-Semitism in Australia: Vandals burn car, spray graffiti in latest attack
3 months, 1 week ago

Anti-Semitism in Australia: Vandals burn car, spray graffiti in latest attack

The Hindu  

Vandals torched a car and sprayed graffiti with anti-Israel slogans including an apparently, misspelled “Kill Israiel" on Wednesday in a Sydney suburb that is home to Australia's largest Jewish community. Premier Chris Minns, the Sydney-based leader of the NSW state government, described the attack as an attempt to “intimidate the Jewish community in Sydney”. Also this week, the federal police …

Australian PM condemns anti-Israel graffiti in Sydney as ‘outrage’ and ‘hate crime’
3 months, 1 week ago

Australian PM condemns anti-Israel graffiti in Sydney as ‘outrage’ and ‘hate crime’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A car was torched and …

Vandals spray graffiti and burn a car in latest antisemitic attack in Woollahra
3 months, 1 week ago

Vandals spray graffiti and burn a car in latest antisemitic attack in Woollahra

ABC  

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: I unequivocally condemn these shameful acts of violence aimed at the Jewish community CHRIS MINNS, NSW PREMIER: This is an attack on our community and the Jewish community in Sydney. JASON OM: Today the New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb joined the Premier and community members in condemning antisemitism. SARAH FERGUSON, PRESENTER: The attack happened …

Vandals burn a car and spray graffiti in latest antisemitic attack in Australia
3 months, 1 week ago

Vandals burn a car and spray graffiti in latest antisemitic attack in Australia

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Vandals torched a car and sprayed graffiti with anti-Israel slogans including an apparently misspelled “Kill Israiel” on Wednesday in a Sydney suburb that is home to Australia’s largest Jewish community. Premier Chris Minns, the Sydney-based leader of the New South Wales state government, described the attack as an attempt to “intimidate the Jewish community in Sydney.” “This …

Jewish leader delivers a wake-up call to Australia and warns the soul of our nation is at stake
3 months, 1 week ago

Jewish leader delivers a wake-up call to Australia and warns the soul of our nation is at stake

Daily Mail  

Dvir Abramovich, Chairman of the Anti-Defamation Commission and Jewish studies academic responds to the latest anti-Semitic attack in Sydney's east. Graffiti that screams 'Kill Israiel' is not a misspelling; it is a declaration of war against every Jewish person in Australia. Anti-Defamation Commission Chairman Dvir Abramovich Anti-Semitic graffiti was spray painted on a wall behind a burnt out car in …

Vandals attack Jewish area in Sydney in latest antisemitic attack
3 months, 1 week ago

Vandals attack Jewish area in Sydney in latest antisemitic attack

CNN  

Brisbane, Australia CNN — Vandals attacked a Jewish area of Sydney overnight, torching a stolen car and scrawling antisemitic words on walls, prompting a swift response from authorities who say antisemitism has no place in multicultural Australia. Speaking Wednesday alongside the New South Wales Police Commissioner and Jewish community leaders, state Premier Chris Minns said the latest vandalism was “a …

Australian police say synagogue arson attack act of terrorism
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3 months, 1 week ago

Australian police say synagogue arson attack act of terrorism

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But by default, it is an attack on Jewish …

Synagogue attack was 'likely' terrorism
3 months, 1 week ago

Synagogue attack was 'likely' terrorism

ABC  

Samantha Donovan: Hello, welcome to PM. Sarah Maunder: AFP Deputy Commissioner for National Security Krissy Barrett has confirmed last Friday's arson attack on the synagogue will be investigated as a terrorist incident. Marika Sosnowski: Sure, so obviously Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is one of the major groups involved here and its leader Abu Mohammed Al-Golani who's now actually going by his …

Synagogue attack investigated as terrorism
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3 months, 1 week ago

Synagogue attack investigated as terrorism

ABC  

Samantha Donovan: Law enforcement authorities have confirmed they're investigating an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue last Friday as a terrorist incident. Sarah Maunder: AFP Deputy Commissioner for National Security Krissy Barrett has confirmed last Friday's arson attack on the synagogue will be investigated as a terrorist incident. Sarah Maunder: Before dawn on Friday morning, a small number of worshippers …

Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources
3 months, 1 week ago

Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian law enforcement authorities on Monday declared an arson attack on a synagogue last week a terrorist act in a decision that increases resources available to the investigation. But the investigation was taken over on Monday by the Joint Counter-Terrorism Team which involves Victoria state Police and Australian Federal Police as well as the Australian Security Intelligence …

Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources
3 months, 1 week ago

Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australian law enforcement authorities on …

Melbourne, Australia: Adass Israel Synagogue attack to be investigated as a terrorist incident
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia: Adass Israel Synagogue attack to be investigated as a terrorist incident

CNN  

CNN — An arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne last week is being investigated as terrorist incident, Australian officials said Monday, as the government announced it was establishing a new task force to combat antisemitism. Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton on Monday said the “horrific, callous and targeted” attack was “likely a terrorist incident” and would be investigated …

Australia’s PM launches anti-Semitism task force after synagogue arson
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia’s PM launches anti-Semitism task force after synagogue arson

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces task force as police say they are treating attack as ‘terrorism’. Australia’s prime minister has announced the launch of a police task force on anti-Semitism following a spate of attacks aimed at Jewish people, including an arson attack at a synagogue. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the announcement on Monday as police said they were …

Melbourne Adass Israel Synagogue fire being treated as terror attack, authorities confirm
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Melbourne Adass Israel Synagogue fire being treated as terror attack, authorities confirm

ABC  

Police investigating Friday's torching of a Melbourne synagogue are treating the arson attack as an act of terrorism. Police tight-lipped as investigation focuses on three suspects Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said "significant progress" had been made over the weekend and police investigating the "callous and horrific" attack were focused on three suspects. Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton …

Netanyahu Links Melbourne Arson Attack to ‘Anti-Israeli’ Stance
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Live Mint  

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. The fire at the Adass Israel synagogue in the early hours of Friday in the suburb of Ripponlea was “an abhorrent act of antisemitism,” Netanyahu said in a statement posted on X. Victoria police are still …

Adass Israel Synagogue fire leaves Melbourne's Jewish community reeling
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Adass Israel Synagogue fire leaves Melbourne's Jewish community reeling

ABC  

The horrors of the old world, with its painful personal memories of persecution, were stirred up for Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann when he learnt a Melbourne synagogue had been torched. "He would have looked around and he would have said to himself, in utter disbelief, 'I can't believe what happened to my family … is potentially happening on the streets of …

Leaders condemn Melbourne synagogue attack but disagree on cause of rising violence
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Leaders condemn Melbourne synagogue attack but disagree on cause of rising violence

ABC  

The arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue on Friday marked a depressing new low in the way the conflict in the Middle East has been reverberating through the Australian community. Dutton criticises government's change of position Asked by reporters at a 'doorstop' at Kiama, south of Sydney on Friday whether he believed "that Australia's changing position at the UN will …

Arsonists set Melbourne synagogue ablaze
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Arsonists set Melbourne synagogue ablaze

Raw Story  

Mask-wearing arsonists set a synagogue ablaze in a pre-dawn attack Friday in the Australian city of Melbourne, police said, sparking widespread condemnation. A witness entering the synagogue for morning prayers saw "two individuals wearing masks", according to Detective Inspector Chris Murray of the Victorian police arson and explosive squad. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese "unequivocally" condemned the fire and said federal …

Melbourne synagogue arson attack: How antisemitism is on the rise in Australia
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Melbourne synagogue arson attack: How antisemitism is on the rise in Australia

Firstpost  

The Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne was set ablaze early Friday as worshippers were preparing for prayers. This is not a standalone incident as the country has seen a rise in anti-Jewish incidents since Israel’s war with Hamas broke out last year Firefighters work at the scene of a fire at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea, Melbourne, Australia, December …

Politicians condemn Synagogue attack
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Politicians condemn Synagogue attack

ABC  

Nick Grimm: The reaction from religious leaders and politicians to the arson attack has been swift, with federal opposition leader Peter Dutton laying the blame squarely at the feet of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Sarah Maunder: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the arson attack this morning. Sarah Maunder: However, the opposition leader Peter Dutton placed the blame for rising anti-Semitism …

Melbourne synagogue fire: Australian PM blames antisemitism for arson attack
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Melbourne synagogue fire: Australian PM blames antisemitism for arson attack

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Australian police said they were looking for two people …

Arson attack leaves Melbourne synagogue in shambles, Australian PM calls it 'deliberate antisemitic' attack
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Arson attack leaves Melbourne synagogue in shambles, Australian PM calls it 'deliberate antisemitic' attack

Firstpost  

Several worshippers were forced to flee after fire erupted at an Australian synagogue, which the country’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an “act of hate”. Meanwhile, Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann noted that “two thugs” broke into the Synagogue’s windows and threw fuel on the floor, setting it alight as people were preparing to pray early Friday morning, The Guardian reported. Det …

Australian leader blames antisemitism for arson that extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian leader blames antisemitism for arson that extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Arsonists extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue on Friday in what Australia’s prime minister condemned as an antisemitic attack on Australian values. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, writing on X, called the synagogue attack “abhorrent.” “Antisemitism must be relentlessly confronted. The Jewish envoy, Jillian Segal, a Sydney lawyer and business executive, said the Jewish community in Australia was …

Melbourne synagogue fire condemned by PM as 'act of hate', as witnesses describe seeing masked attackers
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Melbourne synagogue fire condemned by PM as 'act of hate', as witnesses describe seeing masked attackers

ABC  

Australian Jewish community leaders say "no-one should be surprised" following the arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue on Friday morning, and urged politicians to do more to address anti-Semitism they called a "stain on nation". Premier Jacinta Allan said the synagogue, built by Holocaust survivors, should be a refuge of "peace, prayer and safety" and the attack had left Victorians …

Two injured in shocking 'firebomb' attack on one of Australia's busiest synagogues while worshippers were inside
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Two injured in shocking 'firebomb' attack on one of Australia's busiest synagogues while worshippers were inside

Daily Mail  

Two people have been injured in an early morning firebomb attack at a synagogue in the heart of Melbourne's Jewish community, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemning it as a violent act of anti-Semitism. Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann said 'two thugs' had smashed the synagogue's windows, threw fuel on the floor and then set it alight as people were preparing to …

Fire at Australia synagogue appears deliberate, police say
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fire at Australia synagogue appears deliberate, police say

CNN  

CNN — Firefighters are putting out a blaze at a synagogue in Melbourne, Australia on Friday which authorities believe was deliberate. No one was injured in the fire that started at about 4am local and caused significant damage to the Adass Israel Synagogue, according to Victoria police, who are investigating the incident. “We don’t know the motive yet.” Police say …

France opens terrorism investigation in arson attack at synagogue
6 months, 3 weeks ago

France opens terrorism investigation in arson attack at synagogue

LA Times  

Law enforcement and anti-terrorism officers work the scene of an arson attack on a synagogue in La Grande-Motte, southern France. Two cars parked at the Beth Yaacov synagogue complex in the seaside resort town of La Grande-Motte near Montpellier were set ablaze just after 8 a.m. Saturday, anti-terrorism prosecutors said in a statement. He added: “The individual in question did …

Terrorists attack house in J&K's Kathua, 1 killed in encounter
9 months, 1 week ago

Terrorists attack house in J&K's Kathua, 1 killed in encounter

Hindustan Times  

One terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces after some gunmen opened fire on a house in the Hiranagar area of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. Extensive efforts to track down terrorists entered its second day on Tuesday, with 11 teams of security personnel working on the ground and a …

Politicians, faith leaders unite to condemn attack on emergency service workers and call for calm
11 months, 1 week ago

Politicians, faith leaders unite to condemn attack on emergency service workers and call for calm

ABC  

In short: An attack on a bishop at an Assyrian Orthodox Church last night is being investigated as a "terrorist incident" by NSW Police. An attack on a bishop at an Assyrian Orthodox Church last night is being investigated as a "terrorist incident" by NSW Police. New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb declared the stabbing a "terrorist incident" early …

Terror attack in Jerusalem strengthens Israel's resolve to continue its war against Hamas: War cabinet minister
1 year, 3 months ago

Terror attack in Jerusalem strengthens Israel's resolve to continue its war against Hamas: War cabinet minister

Firstpost  

A large number of ambulances and police converged on the street that was crowded with morning commuters, and police said they were searching the area to make sure there were no other attackers The terror attack in Jerusalem strengthens Israel’s resolve to continue its war against Hamas, war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has said. On Thursday morning, two Palestinian attackers …

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