Jewish people have again been targeted in Sydney’s eastern suburbs with multiple properties spray painted with anti-Israel slogans and a car set on fire in Woollahra.
Police said emergency services were called to Magney Street in the city’s east shortly after 1am to find a Toyota Corolla set alight.
Police are hoping to track down two people believed to be in the vicinity of the attack at the time.
They are described as being of slim build, between 15 to 20 years of age, and wearing face coverings and dark clothing.
It’s the second incident in the same suburb in weeks, with charges laid after another car was set alight and multiple buildings and cars hit with antisemitic graffiti along several streets.
“Of course we’re worried about it. We will need to make sure there is a united condemnation of these horrific crimes.
“You have to understand that Australia has, per capita, the second highest number of Holocaust survivors anywhere in the world, people who’ve come to this country to escape this kind of antisemitism,” he said.
“I want to make clear, that if we need to change laws in the state when it comes to hate speech, that’s what we will do and I don’t do that lightly… it is impinging on people’s rights but we cannot have a situation where within communities someone can walk down the street and cause division among different communities and then go home when the rest of us our left with the implications.”
Ambassador of Israel to Australia, Amir Maimon, labelled the attack ‘despicable.’
“This rising tide of antisemitism must end now,
“I spoke with Premier @ChrisMinnsMP, who is committed to fighting antisemitism and safeguarding the Jewish community in NSW,” Mr Maimon said on X.
Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief executive Alex Ryvchin said it was “another act intended to terrorise us, drive us from our country and make our fellow Australians fearful of associating with us.”
“How long will this continue and with what horrors will it end? We ask that you stand with us. March with us. Don’t let this evil tear our country to pieces,” he said.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the attack as an “outrage” and said he had spoken with the Australian Federal Police commissioner.
