Melbourne synagogue fire condemned as ‘act of antisemitism’ by Anthony Albanese as police hunt arsonists

Members of the local Jewish community look at the damage of the arson attack at the Adass Israel Synagogue - (Getty Images)

Arsonists badly damaged a Melbourne synagogue on Friday in what Australia’s prime minister condemned as an antisemitic attack on Australian values.

The blaze in the Adass Israel Synagogue is an escalation in targeted attacks in Australia since the war began between Israel and Hamas last year.