Israel urged Australia to do more to halt an "epidemic of antisemitism" in the country as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government was doing all it could to combat attacks that he says include domestic terrorism.

Discovery of sprayed slogans including 'Jew dogs' comes day after announcement of apparent bomb plot against Jewish targets amid escalation in antisemitic incidents in Australia

Australian city's Jewish community on edge after police — who kept the incident secret until it was leaked — say they're probing possible connections to recent antisemitic attacks

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Australian authorities say they are investigating links to overseas actors as they crack down on antisemitic violence.

On Friday, anti-Semitic graffiti was reported in Sydney. Hours later, Islamophobic graffiti was found. Jewish historians say the trend is in line with a complex issue underlying Australian society.

Australian police believe explosives found on Sydney’s outskirts were evidence of a deadly escalation in a campaign of antisemitic arson and graffiti crimes that has been waged in major cities for months.

Israel has urged Australia to step up efforts against rising antisemitism as threatening acts increase in the country. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese asserts that measures are in place to tackle increasing domestic terrorism,

Sydney police reported that a caravan laden with enough explosives to create a 40-meter blast wave has been found in Sydney’s north-west suburb, with notes suggesting a Jewish synagogue could be a target, reported the Sydney Morning Herald.

Australia has been grappling with a spate of antisemitic attacks on synagogues, buildings and cars since the beginning of the Israel-Gaza war in late 2023.

Israel’s foreign minister said antisemitism was “spreading in Australia almost unchecked” and he expected more action to stop attacks on the Jewish community.

An Australian state has committed more police to investigate a spate of antisemitic crimes after a childcare center was torched near a Sydney synagogue.