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Farid Farid and Jack Gramenz

Intent irrelevant as caravan hoax dubbed anti-Semitism

David Hudson says a caravan filled with explosives was a criminal plot and an act of anti-Semitism. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)

A terrorism hoax capitalising on anti-Jewish rhetoric is still anti-Semitism despite being orchestrated by criminals motivated by other reasons, a top cop says.

The discovery of an abandoned caravan laden with explosives on Sydney's outskirts in January has faced fresh scrutiny after claims Labor used it to help pass hate crime laws and mandatory sentences in NSW.

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