Published: 26 November 2019
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Anti-Semitic abuse building, says Jewish council (Australian)
The report found that although there had been only a slight rise in anti-Semitic incidents overall, from 366 in 2017-18 to 368 in 2018-19, incidents involving direct verbal abuse harassment and intimidation increased from 88 to 114, and graffiti attacks more than doubled from 46 to 95.
The slight overall increase between 2017-18 and 2018-19 builds on a 59 per cent rise in total incidents logged in the previous year.
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Very disturbing': People dressed in Nazi uniforms confront shoppers at supermarket (SMH)
Shoppers at a Victorian supermarket were stunned when four people dressed in Nazi uniforms entered the store – an incident that highlights the increasing use of Nazi symbols in Australia, according to Jewish community leaders.
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