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Police charge a third suspect in a Melbourne synagogue arson allegedly directed by Iran
9+ hour, 2+ min ago (382+ words) The 20-year-old man was one of three masked offenders who broke into the Adass Israel Synagogue, doused the interior with flammable liquid then set it alight in the early hours of Dec. 6, 2024, a police statement alleged. The fire caused extensive…...
Australian woman held in custody on charges of traveling to Syria to join Islamic State group
3+ week, 3+ day ago (488+ words) Rayann El Houli, 34, was arrested at her Melbourne home eight months after she returned to Australia via Lebanon with her children and another woman, police and her lawyer said. The arrest came two days after seven women and 12 children linked…...
Australia bans a neo-Nazi network under new law that criminalizes hate groups
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (532+ words) The group, formerly known as the National Socialist Network and sometimes called White Australia, said it would disband after the government in January passed the law allowing certain organizations to be banned. The law was in response to the antisemitic…...
Australian judge rules synagogue arsonist was motivated by mental illness, not antisemitism
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (439+ words) Angelo Loras, 35, had pleaded guilty to arson and recklessly placing people at risk of death on July 4 when he doused the front door of the East Melbourne Synagogue with flammable liquid and ignited it. Around 20 worshippers were inside sharing a…...
What to know about the attack at a synagogue in England on Yom Kippur
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (537+ words) Two people were killed and at least three were hurt in the attack on Thursday at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester. The attacker was shot and killed by police, who called his actions a terrorist attack. Police…...
Australia accuses Iran of organizing antisemitic attacks and expels ambassador
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1052+ words) The Australian Security Intelligence Organization, or ASIO, concluded that Iran had directed arson attacks on the Lewis Continental Kitchen, a kosher food company in Sydney, in October 2024 and on Melbourne's Adass Israel Synagogue two months later, Albanese said. Shortly before…...
Police arrest suspect in Melbourne synagogue arson attack
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (549+ words) A 21-year-old Melbourne man was arrested at a house on Wednesday on suspicion that he had set fire to the Adass Israel Synagogue in December, Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Wendy Steendam said. The predawn attack destroyed the synagogue and left…...