Summary

Australian police are investigating potential foreign funding of antisemitic crimes after a rise in attacks on Jewish sites, including vandalism, arson, and graffiti in Sydney and Melbourne.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese suggested some perpetrators may have been financially motivated rather than ideologically driven.

Federal police stated authorities are probing whether international actors paid local criminals, but no specific evidence has been disclosed.

Recent arrests include a man accused of trying to burn a synagogue and eight others linked to hate crimes since November.