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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

Melbourne synagogue arson

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan speaks to media during a press conference, in Melbourne, Australia, December 17, 2024. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP)
December 17, 2024, 9:27 am
Australian state proposes ban on protests at places of worship amid antisemitism spike
Laws would establish safe access areas and prohibit disturbing religious gatherings, wearing of face masks by protesters, display of terror group banners
By AP and ToI Staff
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) visiting the torched Adass Israel Synagogue with Rabbi Shlomo Kohn in Melbourne on December 10, 2024. (DEPARTMENT OF PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET / AFP)
December 10, 2024, 8:49 am
Australian PM heckled during visit to Melbourne synagogue gutted in arson attack
Anthony Albanese meets Jewish leaders outside torched building, urges unity after ‘evil’ blaze, as crowd members accuse him of ‘letting this happen’ and being slow to show up
By Stuart Winer and Agencies
A member of the Jewish community reads messages attached to a fence where flowers have been left at the Adass Israel Synagogue in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea on December 9, 2024. (Martin KEEP / AFP)
December 9, 2024, 12:06 pm
Australia declares synagogue arson a terror attack as police hunt for three suspects
Move gives authorities more resources to manage probe into Friday blaze that gutted Melbourne house of worship; government sets up special taskforce to deal with antisemitic attacks
By Agencies
Flowers and messages of hope and support seen at the Adass Israel Synagogue in the Ripponlea suburb of Melbourne, December 8, 2024, after it was gutted in an arson attack early on December 6, 2024. (Reuters)
December 8, 2024, 9:22 pm
‘Shattered’: Melbourne synagogue arson leaves community feeling furious, and vulnerable
Many feel betrayed by the Australian government, citing inaction in the face of a surge of antisemitic incidents and an anti-Israel stance; suspects still at large
By Zev Stub
Israeli soldiers near the Israeli border with Syria on December 8, 2024 (Photo by David Cohen/Flash90)
December 8, 2024, 1:55 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 8: Day 429 – Rebels capture Damascus, Assad rule ends in Syria
Arab Affairs correspondent Gianluca Pacchiani discusses stunning end to Syria’s tyrannical rule as Jewish world reporter Zev Stub reviews latest in Melbourne synagogue arson
By ToI Staff
Jewish community members remove holy scrolls from the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne after an arson attack on December 6, 2024. (Tania Lee/AFP)
December 8, 2024, 6:30 am
Synagogue blaze should be treated as terror, Australian leader says
PM Albanese appears to push back after Netanyahu claims Canberra’s policies incited arson that gutted Melbourne synagogue, decries rise in antisemitism
By AFP
The aftermath of an arson attack at Adass Israel Synagogue in the suburb of Ripponlea, Melbourne, December 6, 2024. (Screenshot/Osher Feldman/X/; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 6, 2024, 6:02 pm
Police hunt 2 suspects in devastating arson attack on Melbourne’s Addas Israel synagogue
Victoria state premier pledges funds for repairs, is heckled by outraged Jewish community members; Netanyahu blames attack on Canberra’s ‘extreme anti-Israel’ stance
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Fire crew members at the scene of an arson attack at Adass Israel Synagogue in the suburb of Ripponlea, Melbourne, December 6, 2024. (ABC/AFP)
December 6, 2024, 4:50 am
Melbourne synagogue sustains massive damage in predawn attack by masked arsonists
No serious injuries reported among Adass Israel congregants, some of whom were in the synagogue praying; board member says ‘inside completely gutted,’ holy books destroyed
By Agencies
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