The Israeli and Albanese governments are again at loggerheads publicly over Australia’s escalating antisemitism, amid speculation about who could be paying “criminals for hire” to make attacks.
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw said on Wednesday: “the AFP’s investigative lines of inquiry are looking at whether some individuals have been paid to carry out some antisemitic acts in Australia.
"We believe criminals for hire may be behind some incidents. So part of our inquiries include: who is paying those criminals, where those people are – whether they are in Australia or offshore – and what their motivation is. Crime is globalised, criminals are using anonymising technology and we know 70% of criminals who target Australia are offshore.”
