Australia was hit by an anti-Semitic attack on July 4th.
Australia has been hit by an increase in anti-Semitism incidents
The synagogue was bombed in Melbourne last week and is now being investigated as a likely terrorist attack. The Australian Jewish Board reported 2,062 anti-Semitism cases in Australia between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024 (AP)
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A series of Anti-Semitic attack In Australia, arson attacks on Melbourne’s synagogues and violent attacks on Israeli-owned restaurants will terrify Jews in Australian cities and encourage staff to take action.
The first attack occurred when the attacker started a fire outside the exterior door of the East Melbourne Hebrew Conference. According to SBS News, around 20 worshippers were eating a Sabbath dinner inside. Police have not yet classified the incident as a terrorist attack.
Avi Yemini, chief reposer for Australia’s Rebel News Online, said the rapid response of the firefighters would not be destroyed by terrorist attacks, as yet another synagogue in the city remains unresolved, like the fire at the Adas Israel Synagogue last year.
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Rabbi Dovid Gutnick spends his time at the exterior of the East Melbourne Hebrew Conference in Melbourne on Saturday, July 5th, 2025, walking after the arsonist sets the door on fire. (JamesRoss/AAP image via AP)
Later that same night, around 20 masked extremists dined in horror at Israeli-owned restaurant Miznon. According to Jerusalem Postprotesters chanted “Death to the IDF (Israel Defence Force)” and threw chairs and glassware in the restaurant.
Yemen said the Fox News Digital protesters are “inducing absolute mayhem,” saying “it intensifies violence against customers and destroys property, and ultimately sends a horrible diner that runs for safety.”
Police will escort anti-Israel protesters outside Miznon, an Israeli restaurant in Hardware Lane, Melbourne, on Friday, July 4th, 2025. (via AAP Image/ Josh Stanyer/ Reuters)
One protester was arrested by Victoria police, but was released and issued a summons.
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SBS News They also reported that Victoria Police are investigating the third incident. In the incident, criminals set fire to three vehicles, destroyed one, and spray painted nearby walls. The police commander refused to say whether the painting was anti-Semitic, but described all three incidents as including “anti-Semitic reasoning.”
Alex Ributin, Co-CEO of the Australian Jewish Executive Council (Ecaj), issued a statement on X, urging that “all aspects of politics and all Australians condemn these deplorable crimes.”
“The one who recites for death is not a peace activist. Those who burn prayer homes with their internal families are not seeking an end to the war,” Libchin said.
Focusing on “the violent ideology of workplaces in our country, operating on the boundaries of politics and social movements,” Libutin said, “The person responsible must or cannot be mitigated by the full power of the law.”
Members of the Jewish community recovered items from the Adas Isla El Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia on December 6, 2024. (Sankan Karatonayake/Getty Images)
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Yemini said Friday’s attacks showed how protesters were “encouraged.”
“Since October 7, Victoria Police have allowed anti-Israeli protesters to effectively hold hostages in Melbourne under government direction,” he said.
On July 4th, 2025, fire damage occurred at the entrance to a synagogue in Melbourne, Australia. (Alex Zucco/SOPA Images/Lightrocket via Getty Images)
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sarle also denounced the attack, saying “There were too many anti-Semitic attacks in Australia,” and urged the Australian government to “do more to combat this toxic disease.”
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Between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024, ECAJ counted 2,062 The Australian anti-Semitism incident.