Netanyahu Links Melbourne Attack to ‘Anti-Israeli’ Stance
- Israel PM slams Labor government’s ‘scandalous decision’ at UN
- Police searching for suspects in large blaze at synagogue
Benjamin Netanyahu
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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested the Australian government’s “extreme anti-Israeli” stance helped incite an apparent arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue this week.
The fire at the Adass Israel synagogue in the early hours of Friday in the suburb of Ripponlea was “an abhorrent act of antisemitism,” Netanyahu said in a statement posted on X. Victoria police are still searching for three people in connection with the blaze, which drew about 60 firefighters.