A car carrying a sign celebrating Hanukkah was set ablaze in Melbourne early Thursday, the latest assault on Australian Jewish community members amid a spike in antisemitism. The empty car, which had a “Happy Chanukah” sign fixed to the roof, was scorched from the inside after reportedly being firebombed while parked in the driveway of a house, images on national broadcaster ABC television showed. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese denounced the “evil” attack, which came as the country was still reeling from a mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach in Sydney that killed 15 people and injured...
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