{"id":122387,"date":"2025-07-06T17:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=122387"},"modified":"2025-07-06T08:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T06:04:12","slug":"06-00-117","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=122387","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne Police Investigate Wave of Antisemitic Attacks, Including Synagogue Arson"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Melbourne Police Investigate Wave of Antisemitic Attacks, Including Synagogue Arson<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

i24 News <\/strong>and<\/em><\/span> Algemeiner Staff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Illustrative. Vandals defaced the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in Australia on June 22, 2025. Photo: Screenshot<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

A wave of antisemitic incidents across Melbourne is under urgent investigation by Victoria Police, after a synagogue was set alight, a Jewish-owned restaurant targeted by protesters, and a third attack saw multiple cars torched at a business in the city\u2019s northeast.<\/span><\/p>\n

The third incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. Saturday at a business on Para Road in Greensborough. Offenders set fire to three vehicles and sprayed graffiti on both the cars and a nearby building wall. One car was destroyed, and two others sustained moderate damage.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere were references of antisemitism in the graffiti,\u201d Dunstan confirmed, adding that the business had previously been linked to pro-Palestinian activism.<\/span><\/p>\n

While police say no direct link between the three incidents has been established yet, they are not ruling out the possibility of coordination.<\/span><\/p>\n

The attacks began Friday night, when a man was seen pouring a flammable liquid on the entrance of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation and setting it alight around 8 p.m., while around 20 people were inside for Shabbat services. Worshipers quickly evacuated through the back, and the fire was contained to the front of the building. No injuries were reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

Police have released an image of a suspect believed to be in his 30s, of Caucasian appearance, with a beard and long hair.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just hours after the synagogue arson, a protest of around 70 people moved through Swanston Street before a smaller group gathered outside Miznon, a popular Jewish-owned restaurant in the CBD, chanting offensive slogans. One man was arrested and later released on summons for hindering police.<\/span><\/p>\n

In response to the series of attacks, federal agencies including the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) have joined the investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is disgraceful behavior by a pack of cowards,\u201d said Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan. \u201cAny attack on a place of worship is an act of hate. Any attack on a Jewish place of worship is an act of antisemitism. There should be no hesitation in calling this what it is.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Melbourne Police Investigate Wave of Antisemitic Attacks, Including Synagogue Arson i24 News and Algemeiner Staff Illustrative. Vandals defaced the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in Australia on June 22, 2025. Photo: Screenshot A wave of antisemitic incidents across Melbourne is under urgent investigation by Victoria Police, after a synagogue was set alight, a Jewish-owned restaurant targeted by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[26,24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122387"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122387"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122399,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122387\/revisions\/122399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=122387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=122387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}