Melbourne

Pro-Palestinian activist arrested for kidnapping, assaulting man for working for Jewish employer

A non-Jewish man was reportedly assaulted and kidnapped by a pro-Palestinian activist for working for a Jewish employer.

Australian Jews on high alert after public list of ‘Zionists’ fuels harassment

Alex Ryvchin, co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australia Jewry, said in a statement that the list called to mind those created by the Nazis as they sought to murder the Jews of Europe.

By PHILISSA CRAMER
10/02/2024

'Genocide' graffiti found at Melbourne Jewish community center

This vandalism incident occurred on the same day as the "Ride To Bring Them Home Now" cycling events, a global initiative commemorating the October 7 massacre events.

Pro-Palestinian protesters storm Australian Christmas Eve event

One of the protesters can be seen in a video brandishing a flag over his head while a call of “free, free Palestine” can be heard.

Anti-Israel protesters in Australia block hotel entrance of hostage families

In response, the delegation sought assistance at the local police station.

29/11/2023

Melbourne synagogue evacuated on Shabbat as tensions over Israel-Hamas war flare in Australia

On Sunday, separate rallies to free the 240 people Hamas is holding hostage and to call for a ceasefire drew thousands of people in Sydney.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
13/11/2023

'Free Palestine' graffiti desecrates Melbourne wall with hostage photos

The Wall, which is located on the exterior of the Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Center in Melbourne, was only unveiled last Friday.

07/11/2023

A Melbourne childhood: Recalling painful memories of youth - opinion

I did it for them, but if I let myself, even now, think of the humiliation I suffered at that clique of upper-class Jewish girls, tears come to my eyes.

Jewish students threatened with a knife on a bus in Melbourne, Australia

The man, a self-proclaimed "Nazi", followed the students off the bus and continued to shout antisemitic obscenities at them.

A Nazi armband with a swastika displayed in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Melbourne on high alert over neo-Nazi gym meet-up this weekend

Organizers have promoted the event on social media, inviting members of the wider national community to "celebrate the movement's exponential growth."

27/07/2023
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