Lookout avoids jail for role in Woollahra hate crime spree
A Sydney court has heard the real reason behind 21-year-old Thomas Stojanovski’s participation in a spree of antisemitic vandalism and arson that shocked Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
Melbourne synagogue arsonist motivated by mental illness, judge rules
A judge ruled on Monday that the man who set fire to a Melbourne synagogue while worshippers were inside was motivated by mental illness, not antisemitism. Read more
Jewish group calls for arson accused to be refused bail
A man charged over a synagogue arson that caused more than $20 million in damage has made a bid for freedom, almost a year after the blaze. Read more
Arson at Ryvchin former home confirmed as deliberate strike
Police have today released CCTV footage as investigations continue into the targeted attack at a Dover Heights home, which officers have confirmed was a deliberate and specific act aimed at former resident Alex Ryvchin, co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.
Second man charged over Adass Israel Synagogue arson attack
A 20-year-old Meadow Heights man has been charged over the alleged arson attack on Melbourne’s Adass Israel Synagogue in December 2024.
Accused synagogue firebomber faces court for first time
A man charged with a “politically motivated” arson attack on a synagogue has faced court for the first time, as investigators continue to comb through piles of evidence. Read more
Police search for accused synagogue arsonist’s motive
An accused synagogue fire bomber has faced court as prosecutors search electronic devices for a motive behind the alleged arson. Read more
Burning questions: what really happened at Taybeh’s church?
July 21, 2025 by TPS-IL
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An independent investigation by The Press Service of Israel has uncovered critical inconsistencies in claims that radical Israelis deliberately set fire to a 1,500-year-old church in the Palestinian village of Taybeh. Read more
Adass Israel synagogue firebombing – fresh lead
A stolen blue car may hold the key to solving several high-profile alleged crimes, including an alleged “politically motivated” synagogue firebombing and other arsons and shootings.
IAF bombs Hamas targets in response to arson attacks
August 24, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
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Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighters bombed several Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday night in response to arson balloons attacks on Israel’s south earlier today. Read more
Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza in response to ongoing arson attacks
Israeli warplanes struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early on Saturday morning in response to the launch of airborne incendiary devices into Israeli territory, the Israeli military reported. Read more
Arson terrorism returns to haunt south
May 9, 2021 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
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Gaza-based terrorists have returned to launching arson attacks on Israel’s south in recent days, causing fires in areas surrounding the Gaza Strip. Read more
Kosher grocery store near Paris destroyed by fire on terror attack anniversary
A kosher grocery store in a Paris suburb was destroyed in an arson attack on the third anniversary of the deadly Islamic terror attack on the French capital’s Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket. Read more
