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Sinister new theory emerges about who’s really behind the spate of anti-Semitic attacks plaguing Australia

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A Sydney nursery school was burned down in an alleged anti-Semitic attack (pictured)

A shocking new theory has emerged about who is funding the spate of anti-Semitic attacks sweeping Australia.

Authorities are investigating whether locals have been paid to carry out anti-Semitic violence by people abroad, as national leaders agree to establish a database of attacks.

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw said the force was investigating 15 serious attacks since December and was considering whether foreign actors or individuals paid local criminals to carry out some of the crimes.

“We are analyzing whether or how they have been paid, for example in cryptocurrencies, which may take longer to identify,” he said.

The Only About Children center in Maroubra, in Sydney’s east, was burned down shortly after midnight on Tuesday and the words “Fuck the Jews” were spray-painted in black paint on a wall.

The fire was extinguished but the building suffered serious damage. There were no reports of injuries and the property was empty at the time.

Police believe the attack may have targeted the wrong property as there is a synagogue 150 meters further down Anzac Parade and the damaged nursery had no connection to it.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the attack as an “evil hate crime”.

A Sydney nursery school was burned down in an alleged anti-Semitic attack (pictured)

It is the latest in a series of arson attacks and anti-Semitic graffiti in the east of the city, home to a large Jewish community.

“We are investigating whether there are young people involved in carrying out some of these crimes and whether they have been radicalized online and encouraged to commit anti-Semitic acts,” Commissioner Kershaw said.

“Anyway, everything points to the same motivation: to demonize and intimidate the Jewish community.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese bowed to pressure for stronger action and called a national cabinet meeting on Tuesday afternoon, with leaders agreeing to establish a national database of anti-Semitic incidents.

About 200 people descended on New South Wales Parliament House hours after the latest attack, calling on the state government to intervene and do more.

Albanese and New South Wales Premier Chris Minns, who attended the scene of the fire earlier in the day, pledged to devote all necessary resources to locating those responsible.

“This is a place for children and families and should never have been denigrated for this despicable and horrible crime,” Albanese told reporters.

The federal government will subsidize the fees and costs of workers at the nursery and, together with the New South Wales government, will cover any repair costs not covered by insurance.

A police officer is shown checking under a car at the scene of a daycare fire in Maroubra, Sydney, on Tuesday.

A police officer is shown checking under a car at the scene of a daycare fire in Maroubra, Sydney, on Tuesday.

Rabbi Zalman Goldstein of Maroubra Synagogue said his community would hold a special service Tuesday night to greet the dark events with “light, peace and love.”

“It saddens me that this could happen in Maroubra, a very quiet and beautiful place where people move with their young families,” he told AAP.

“But the Jewish people are not afraid, we are very resilient… we have been through things like this in much worse ways and we hope we can be a message for other minority groups to stay strong.”

Minns condemned the attack and said “these bastards will be arrested by New South Wales Police.”

But the prime minister was forced to defend his state’s handling of the crisis and its rhetoric, as his stronger language has been accompanied by an increase in the rate of attacks.

He said a police strike force targeting anti-Semitic crimes had made more than 180 arrests and charged at least 10 people since October 2023.

An additional 20 investigators have been assigned to the strike force, New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb said on Tuesday.

The latest incident comes as the country’s Jewish community is reeling from a vandalism and arson attack on the former home of Executive Council of Australian Jews co-chair Alex Ryvchin early on Friday.

Members of the Jewish community and supporters gather for a protest rally against rising anti-Semitism, at Martin Place in Sydney on Tuesday.

Members of the Jewish community and supporters gather for a protest rally against rising anti-Semitism, at Martin Place in Sydney on Tuesday.

The house was defaced with insults and red paint, and cars were set on fire outside.

“There is evil at work in this country and we have to recognize it,” Mr Ryvchin told reporters on Friday.

‘There are people who are so consumed by hate that they would try to burn other people because they don’t agree with their words.

“How we respond to things like this will determine the future of our country.”

Ryvchin said the attack “meets a modern standard of terrorism.”

‘To my fellow Australians I want to say: don’t stay silent, find your voice, speak up. We are not a nation of spectators.

‘What defines our national spirit is that we defend each other, we defend each other: we are defenders, not spectators.

“And at this critical moment we need each of you to stand up and condemn this evil.”

Dr Max Kaiser, chief executive of the Jewish Council of Australia, also condemned the wave of attacks in recent weeks.

“It is clear that anti-Semitic attacks are increasing in Australia, combined with Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism,” he said.

“Now, more than ever, we remain committed to championing a society where diversity is celebrated and where all individuals and communities can live without fear of discrimination or violence.”

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