MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia's prime minister toured the charred wreckage of a synagogue on Tuesday, urging the nation to unite in the face of an 'evil' arson attack.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia's prime minister toured the charred wreckage of a synagogue on Tuesday, urging the nation to unite in the face of an 'evil' arson attack.Counterterror police are hunting for three suspects believed responsible for torching the Adass Israel Synagogue in the early hours of Friday.The blaze was met with international condemnation, while a leading Jewish human rights group has warned that Australia may no longer be safe for Jewish visitors.
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits the torched Adass Israel Synagogue with Rabbi Shlomo Kohn in the southeastern city of Melbourne on Dec. 10, 2024. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Jewish leaders outside the synagogue on Tuesday, pledging to do whatever was necessary to help rebuild in the wake of 'this evil crime.''This arson attack is an act of terrorism. It was fueled by antisemitism, and it was stoked by hatred,' said Albanese, donning a Jewish skullcap and flanked by Jewish community leaders.'We're a country that needs to come together and unite,' he added.
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