Federal Police Suspect Foreign Actors Paying Local Criminals to Carry out Antisemitic Attacks

Authorities have arrested or charged over 100 individuals in connection to antisemitic hate crimes.
Federal Police Suspect Foreign Actors Paying Local Criminals to Carry out Antisemitic Attacks
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) are investigating the possibility of foreign actors paying local criminals in cryptocurrency to perpetrate an ongoing antisemitic attack spree in the country.

Numerous incidents have been reported over the last few months stemming from the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.