Australian Jews feel ‘very unsafe’ amid surging attacks, says country’s antisemitism envoy

Rabbi Dovid Gutnick speaks to the media next to the burnt front entrance of the East Melbourne Synagogue in Melbourne on July 6, 2025. (William WEST / AFP)
Rabbi Dovid Gutnick speaks to the media next to the burnt front entrance of the East Melbourne Synagogue in Melbourne on July 6, 2025. (William WEST / AFP)

SYDNEY — Jewish Australians feel “very unsafe” after a surge in threats, vandalism and violence, Australia’s antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal says.

Intimidation and violence are “making Jewish Australians feel very unsafe, and this should concern every Australian,” Segal says as she releases a plan to combat antisemitism.

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