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Childcare centre torched in latest antisemitic attack in Australia (www.reuters.com)
submitted 1 month ago by Fitik@fedia.io to c/australia@aussie.zone
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A childcare centre in Sydney was set alight early morning on Tuesday and antisemitic graffiti was sprayed on the wall, authorities said, the latest in a spate of attacks in Australia targeting the Jewish community.

The childcare centre, located near a Jewish school and synagogue in the city's east, suffered extensive damage but there were no reports of injuries in the attack which occurred around 1 a.m. (1400 GMT, Monday), police said.

It was the second antisemitic attack on property in four days in Sydney, and comes amid a spate of similar crimes targeting the Jewish community in Australia's most-populous city.

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[–] Fitik@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Have I posted in the right community? The sidebar talks about !news@aussie.zone , but I see other people posting news in this community as well

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't think there's any actual rule or guideline, but I personally tend to post more casual, less serious things in !australia@aussie.zone, and more serious stuff in !news@aussie.zone

[–] Fitik@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks for info! I'll keep it in mind for the next time

[–] Fitik@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

If anyone here is wondering the graffiti has said "F* the Jews"

[–] wildwhitehorses@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can a Sydneysider shed some light on this? Is there a strong anti-sematic feeling there and also why express it through graffiti and vandalism?

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not a Sydneysider, but I wouldn't say there's a 'strong anti-semitic feeling' anywhere in Australia - at least not in comparison to the levels of villification faced by any non-'white' ethnic group.

I thought this was interesting:

"We are looking into whether overseas actors or individuals have paid local criminals in Australia to carry out some of these crimes in our suburbs," Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Reece Kershaw said, adding that it was possible that cryptocurrency was involved.

from: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8057j0mz5mo

If these attacks are commissioned, it'd make some sense of the graffiti that misspelled "Israiel".