Key Points
- In New South Wales, police have charged 36 people with offences relating to antisemitism, including deliberate damage to buildings and vehicles in Woollahra, and suspicious fires in Bondi. In Victoria, 70 arrests have been made.
- This latest incident follows the establishment of an A-F-P taskforce called Special Operation Avalite, which was created in the wake of an arson attack on Melbourne's Adass Israel Synagogue in December.
- A parliamentary inquiry into Antisemitism on University Campuses is also underway, and more than $50 million dollars has been committed towards safety and security measures at synagogues and Jewish schools.