Pro-Israel Supporter Arrested Amid Rally Outside Synagogue

Israeli supporters showed up in force when news broke of a planned pro-Palestine protest outside the Synagogue in Melbourne.

A general view of the St Kilda Shule in Melbourne, Australia on June 7, 2020. Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

A man was arrested during a rally outside a synagogue in Caulfield North on Nov. 25, highlighting escalating tensions between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine supporters.

Approximately 150 people gathered on Inkerman Street around 6 p.m. in response to a planned pro-Palestine protest that was cancelled at the last minute over safety concerns.