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Friday, December 6, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Friday, December 6, 2024
Netanyahu blames ‘anti-Israeli attitude’ of Australian government for Melbourne synagogue arson
The aftermath of an arson attack at Adass Israel Synagogue in the suburb of Ripponlea, Melbourne, December 6, 2024. (SkyNews Australia/YouTube/; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blames the “anti-Israel attitude of the Labor government in Australia” for the arson of a Melbourne synagogue earlier this morning.
In a post expressing “shock” at the “classic, despicable, antisemitic incident,” the prime minister points to Australia’s vote in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution calling on Israel to withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza earlier this week, along with its refusal to grant a visa to a former Israeli minister last month.
“I expect the authorities in [Australia] to exert all their weight to prevent such antisemitic attacks in the future,” the prime minister says.
