Israel's deputy foreign minister asks if Anthony Albanese is "waiting for someone to die" before taking action on anti-Semitism, following an attack on a childcare centre in Sydney.
Israel has accused Labor of playing into the hands of Iran and called on it to back the only democracy in the Middle East, as Anthony Albanese defends sending Foreign Minister and critic of Israeli foreign policy Penny Wong to the year’s most important Holocaust memorial.
Australia is supposed to be a nation of tolerance and acceptance – the one place in a troubled world where people of different ethnicities, cultures and faiths can get along. That no longer feels
The Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel has taken aim at the Albanese government for the second time this week.
Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel has doubled down on her criticism of Australia’s changed position on Israel, describing the move as “very disappointing”.
The police said they were investigating whether “overseas actors” were involved in the vandalizing of synagogues and a day care center.
Australian police have said foreign actors could be funding a recent wave of antisemitic attacks, as authorities struggle to respond to violent incidents targeting synagogues and neighbourhoods with Jewish communities in Sydney and Melbourne.
Jewish community leader say officials finally taking issue seriously after months of mounting attacks, but many skeptical, with special operation netting only single arrest so far
The opposition leader said the government's stance on the Gaza war made the foreign minister "the most inappropriate person" to attend.
It was a bond that spanned generations, tracing its roots back to figures like Doc Evatt, Arthur Calwell, and Bob Hawke. Historical ties that were forged during key moments in Australia’s post-war history that facilitated the migration of Jews from the displacement camps of Europe.
Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country.
Australian detectives are examining whether foreign entities are funding criminal groups to carry out antisemitic attacks in the country.