Antisemitic attacks

Anglican Diocese of Sydney

Statement from the Archbishop of Sydney

Antisemitic attacks

The latest attack on the Jewish community in Sydney is egregious, cowardly and despicable.

All people of good will, faith or none, will condemn this outrage. It follows the terrorist attack on the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne, and more than a year of increasing hostility and intimidation of the Australian Jewish community in multiple, grotesque ways.

This is totally unacceptable.

The Jewish community in Sydney is resilient and peace-loving, contributing to the welfare and harmony of our city in myriad ways. Jewish people arrived in Sydney with the First Fleet. Sydney is the home we all share.

I urge all political, community and religious leaders to unite and I offer the support of Sydney Anglicans as together we stand against hate.

Archbishop Kanishka Raffel

11 December 2024