Ripponlea
Festival of Lights much needed for Melbourne’s Jewish community
Jewish leaders say it has been a tough year but the arrival of Hanukkah – on the same day as Christmas – is helping to lift spirits.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Latest
Analysis
Naked City
Finger-pointing and blame: The ugly attempts to gain votes from a terror event
For some reason, the most urgent issue after the Ripponlea synagogue firebombing was to declare a terrorist attack, even before investigators finished examining the crime scene.
- by John Silvester
Opinion
Antisemitism
‘Those who struck against these sacred walls will be brought to justice’: My message to Jewish community
You are braver than the cowards that perpetrated this evil. You are stronger than the hatred that spurred them on. And you are not alone.
- by Anthony Albanese
Perspective
Anthony Albanese
Albanese, in a yarmulke, is all but swallowed in an election-like scrum
The PM has visited the burnt-out remains of the Adass Israel synagogue, surrounded by a scrum of media and congregants.
- by Tony Wright
Wong hits back at Netanyahu, links Israel to China, Russia
Penny Wong says Australia expects Israel to comply with international law in the same way it expects authoritarian regimes such as Russia and China to do so.
- by Matthew Knott and Josefine Ganko
Updated
Crime
‘Back bigger and better’: Hundreds rally near firebombed synagogue, vowing to rebuild
Heartbroken members of Melbourne’s Adass Israel community have promised to restore the “jewel in the crown” of their community by rebuilding their synagogue.
- by Ashleigh McMillan, Carla Jaeger and Michael Bachelard
Mystery over rusty bullet found outside burnt-out synagogue
Police are investigating a rusty bullet that was found directly outside the scene of Friday’s arson attack.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Brittany Busch
Netanyahu claims Melbourne synagogue attack linked to Labor’s ‘anti-Israel sentiment’
The Israeli leader cited Canberra’s decision to vote for a UN resolution demanding the end of Israel’s “unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”.
- by Rob Harris, Ashleigh McMillan and Brittany Busch
‘This is an attack on all Jews in Melbourne’: Leaders reeling after attack
Jewish leaders say tolerance for antisemitic campaigns, protest and abuse should have ended months before Friday’s arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue.
- by Chip Le Grand
As it happened: Melbourne synagogue Adass Israel in Ripponlea torched in early morning firebombing; prime minister, leaders condemn attack
The arson squad is investigating an attack on a synagogue in Melbourne’s inner south-east. Catch up on our coverage for Friday, December 6.
- by Elissa Goldstein and Hanna Mills Turbet
Updated
Crime
‘An act of hate’: Counter-terrorism police to investigate synagogue firebombing
The attack – widely condemned as an act of antisemitism – caused extensive damage, gutting the building and leaving charred ruins, a tangle of wiring and a collapsed roof.
- by Cameron Houston, Cassandra Morgan, Chip Le Grand and Benjamin Preiss
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