Federal police are investigating whether foreign actors have financed the perpetrators behind recent anti-Semitic firebombings and vandalism. The Australian Federal Police informed National Cabinet yesterday that they are looking into 15 serious allegations of anti-Semitic crimes. In response, the nation’s leaders have agreed to establish a national database to track anti-Semitic incidents, crimes, and behavior, aiming to improve government responses to the issue.
Listen to Pamela Nadell, director of the Jewish Studies Program at American University and an expert on the history of anti-Semitism, speaking with ABC NewsRadio’s Sarah Morice that anti-Semitism is on the rise not only in Australia but globally.
