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Australian Jews Survive Arson Attack On Synagogue; Israeli Restaurant Smashed
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International CorrespondentMELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (Worthy News) – Anxiety remained among religious Jews observing the Shabbat in Melbourne after an arsonist set fire to the door of a synagogue, forcing worshipers to flee, while elsewhere in the Australian city, protesters stormed an Israeli restaurant.The attacks resembling antisemitic incidents of the World War II era came seven months after criminals destroyed a synagogue in Melbourne with an accelerant-