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Police name man of interest after Chanukah car arson attack in St Kilda

Victorian Police have publicly identified 47-year-old John Argento as a person they believe may be able to assist with...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Burning questions: what really happened at Taybeh’s church?

An independent investigation by The Press Service of Israel has uncovered critical inconsistencies in claims that radical Israelis deliberately...

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"...

IAF bombs Hamas targets in response to arson attacks

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.

Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza in response to ongoing arson attacks

The strikes followed the third straight day of fires sparked in southern Israel by incendiary devices launched from the Gaza Strip.

Arson terrorism returns to haunt south

Gaza-based terrorists have returned to launching arson attacks on Israel’s south in recent days, causing fires in areas surrounding the Gaza Strip.

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.