Um homem tentou incendiar uma sinagoga histórica centenária em East Melbourne na sexta-feira, confirmaram autoridades australianas . O incidente ocorreu pouco antes de um restaurante israelense na cidade ser atacado.
No momento da tentativa de incêndio criminoso , 20 pessoas estavam dentro da sinagoga, mas não sofreram ferimentos, segundo a Polícia de Victoria. Os bombeiros chegaram ao local em poucos minutos e apagaram o incêndio na porta da frente da sinagoga, informou o Corpo de Bombeiros de Victoria.
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Um homem teria jogado líquido inflamável na porta da frente por volta das 20h, horário local.
Protesters attack an Israeli-owned restaurant
The arson attack followed heightened tensions and protests across the city hours earlier over the perceived excessive security at protests, the New York Times reported.
Some 20 protesters were recorded yelling “Death to the IDF” at the Israeli-owned Miznon restaurant. A recording shared by the Daily Mail Australia revealed chairs, food, and glassware being thrown at the venue.
“They came in with their drums and their mic and stuff saying Miznon is not welcome here,” a diner told the Herald Sun. “Then they started getting aggressive, throwing tomatoes, chairs, and glasses. They caused lots of damage to the businesses down here.”
One protester from the restaurant incident was reportedly arrested and received a summons.
Several other protesters were spoken to by police and had their identities clarified for the purpose of follow-up investigation,” a police spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia. “Victoria Police continued to support the rights of Victorians to protest peacefully, but will not tolerate the kind of anti-social and violent behavior that was witnessed this evening.”
Dr Dvir Abramovich, Chair of the Anti-Defamation Commission shared in response to the incidents, “On Friday night, someone tried to burn Jews alive in their house of worship. On Friday night, a mob hunted them down in the streets. This was terrorism. A synagogue, one of the oldest in the country, was deliberately set on fire while Jewish families were eating together. Had the flames reached further, we would be counting bodies, not blessings. Minutes later, a gang of masked rioters stormed an Israeli restaurant. They came armed with hatred and chairs, chanting “Death to the IDF” as they smashed windows and terrorised diners. Children screamed. Glass shattered. Melbourne, for one night, stopped being a safe place for Jews.
“This was a campaign. Not a coincidence. Not a one-off. A targeted, synchronised assault against Jews for being Jews. The fists, the chants, the violence—they were unleashed without restraint.
“To every leader in this nation: If you don’t know what to say, say this: This is barbaric. And it will not be tolerated. There is a sickness spreading in our streets. It wears masks. It carries drums. It chants for death. And on Friday night, it lit a match.
“We are not asking for sympathy. want action. We want justice. We want protection. Not next week. Not after the next attack. Now. And to those who set the fire, who threw the chairs, who cheered from the sidelines know this: You have not weakened us. You have awakened us.. And we will not be silent as the flames climb higher.
fonte https://www.jpost.com/
