Judaism

UK police are continuing to question four people arrested on suspicion of terror offences after an attack on a Manchester synagogue on Thursday that left two people dead.

Leading members of Australian Jewish communities are reeling after a fatal attack at a synagogue in the UK on the holy day of Yom Kippur.

Some members of Australia's Jewish community say they have experienced ongoing trauma and fear months after a video came to light that included threats to Israeli patients.

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In a social media post, the Australian Jewish Association says Simcha Rothman will address an event organised by the group via Zoom after he was blocked from entering the country.

A man was set to receive $12,000 for directing an arson attack on a Jewish business in Sydney's east last year, court documents allege.

Rabbis have forbidden approaching what is considered the site of the Holy of Holies in Jerusalem, but one right-wing religious activist is pushing to overturn centuries of tradition as tensions increase around the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. 

School children have had eggs thrown at them, been chased down streets and subjected to Nazi salutes and death threats amid a surge of racism targeted at Sydney's Jewish community, a parliamentary inquiry hears.

The Jewish Council of Australia has condemned a social media post by AFL football legend Warren Tredrea, saying it promotes "far-right antisemitic conspiracy theories" and Holocaust denial.

Islamic teacher Wissam Haddad was taken to court for comments that allegedly breached Commonwealth laws against offensive behaviour because of race.

Speeches made by a Western Sydney preacher have been described as "humiliating" to Jews by lawyers acting for Australia's peak Jewish body.

Officers from the Joint Counter-Terrorism Taskforce raided at least three homes in Melbourne's north today in relation to a fire at the Adass Israel synagogue in December last year.

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CCTV released by authorities shows three men with jerry cans throwing liquid into the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne's south-east, before igniting a fire.

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Police allege the man targeted two homes, a Jewish school and a shopping centre with antisemitic graffiti.

Fighting wars on multiple fronts has left Israel's military ranks severely depleted. However, moves to force members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community to serve are dividing the nation.

In the months after the December attack that devastated Melbourne's Jewish community, the synagogue's congregation has rallied, finding a makeshift place to pray and fundraising for the eventual rebuild of the site.

An extremism researcher says the protracted nature of the recent war has in part contributed to an "unprecedented" wave of antisemitic incidents in Australia.

On Thursday night, ABC rode along with the force who are investigating hate crimes with an antisemitic focus via Operation Shelter.