Australia Sees Continued Surge in Antisemitic Attacks as Jewish Leaders Warn of Global Threat

Category: Persecution of Believers

Summary:
Australia recorded 1,654 antisemitic incidents from October 2024 to September 2025, a 20% decrease from the previous year but still about five times higher than the decade before October 2023. These incidents include vandalism, physical assaults, firebombings of synagogues and homes, threats, and discovery of explosives targeting Jewish sites. The Executive Council of Australian Jewry reported that ideological alliances between neo-Nazis, the anti-Israel left, and Islamists have intensified antisemitic activities. Jewish community leaders and the J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism highlighted the surge as part of a global pattern of rising anti-Jewish hatred, correlating with increased tensions over the Gaza war and political developments such as Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state.

Tags: antisemitic incidents, Australia, Jewish leaders, synagogue attacks, neo-Nazis, anti-Israel left, Gaza war

Source Excerpt:

Protesters gather to walk across the Sydney Harbor Bridge during the Palestine Action Group’s March for Humanity in Sydney, Australia, Aug. 3, 2025. Photo: AAP/Dean Lewins via REUTERS Antisemitic incidents in Australia remained at “unprecedentedly high levels” over the past year, as the country’s Jewish community faced a relentless wave of hostility and targeted attacks, according to a new report released on Tuesday The report, published by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), said the country recorded 1,654 antisemitic incidents during the 12-month period from Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2025. Even though this figure marked a 20-percent drop from the previous year, it still represented about five times the annual average recorded in the decade before the Hamas-led invasion of and massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Across the country, Jews and Israelis have reported a surge of anti-Jewish hatred and antisemitic incidents — from defaced murals and vandalized businesses to physical assaults and death threats.  Community leaders have warned that the wave of attacks has shown no signs of abating, fueled by rising tensions over the war in Gaza and what they des...

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Source: Algemeiner

Posted on 12-04-2025 17:03