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Firebombing of Kosher restaurant destroyed communal hub

Kosher eatery Lewis' Continental Kitchen served customers in Bondi for over 50 years before being firebombed in an alleged...

Report warns of coordinated disinformation after London attack on Jewish ambulances

A new study has revealed a surge of antisemitic responses from Australian social media users following a suspected terrorist...

Antisemitism royal commission holds first public hearing

The royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion held its first public hearing at 10:30am in Sydney today. Commissioner Virginia...

Fresh charges for bikie over Iran-linked arson attacks

A bikie mastermind and his two alleged accomplices face further criminal charges after a kosher deli was firebombed in...

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...

Alleged mastermind of antisemitic attacks arrested

A man allegedly sprayed swastikas on a synagogue and played key roles in the firebombing of a childcare centre...

Intelligence boss links firebombings to Iran government: expels ambassador

Australia has accused Tehran of orchestrating anti-Semitic attacks and expelled Iran's ambassador in the first diplomatic move of its kind since...

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,...

Man charged over car theft tied to Adass Israel firebombing

Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team has charged a man over the theft of a car connected to the Adass...

Charges laid amid restaurant’s distress over protest

A restaurant targeted by pro-Palestine protesters has revealed the "profound impact" the incident has had on its staff as...

Third man charged over antisemitic attack on former home of Jewish leader

 A third man has been charged over a deliberate antisemitic attack in Sydney’s east that targeted the former home...

Call to criminalise threats against places of worship

Liberal senator Paul Scarr is urging the federal government to bolster its hate crime bill and make threatening places...

‘Time for action’ as cops hunt synagogue fire suspects

Police enforcement and prosecutions against anti-Semitic acts need to improve, Australia's special envoy says as she calls for concrete...

Charred remains inside synagogue laid bare

Images released by the Adass Israel Synagogue community to AAP reveal the damage done to books and other essential...