The Australian government has expelled the Iranian ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi this Tuesday and declared him persona non grata in the country, accusing members of the Iranian diplomatic services in Australia of coordinating antisemitic attacks in the country over the past months.
This is the first time since WW2 that Australia has expelled an ambassador, along with three other employees of the Iranian embassy in Canberra. Australian diplomatic staff in Iran have been recalled and are currently in a “safe, third country”.
PM Anthony Albanese cited findings from ASIO, Australia’s intelligence services, establishing direct coordination by Iran on two antisemitic attacks carried out last year in the country: the arson attack against the Lewis Continental Cafe in Sydney’s Bondi suburb in October 2024, and the arson attack against the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne in December 2024. No physical injuries were reported in those attacks.
“These were extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation on Australian soil,” Albanese said. “They were attempts to undermine social cohesion and sow discord in our community. It is totally unacceptable.” The PM stressed that while intelligence services suspected Iranian involvement in other antisemitic attacks carried out in Australia, he made it clear that not all antisemitic crimes in the country could be tied to Iran.
Like most other countries, Australia experienced a surge in antisemitic hate crimes after the Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7, and over the course of the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. ECAJ, the top organization of Australian Jewry, reported a 316% increase in anti-Jewish incidents over the Oct 2023-Sept 2024 period compared to the previous year.
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Wouldn’t be surprised if Iran are the puppet masters of a lot of these pro palestine movements and antisemitic attacks that have exploded around the world since the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.
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The Australian government has expelled the Iranian ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi this Tuesday and declared him persona non grata in the country, accusing members of the Iranian diplomatic services in Australia of coordinating antisemitic attacks in the country over the past months.
This is the first time since WW2 that Australia has expelled an ambassador, along with three other employees of the Iranian embassy in Canberra. Australian diplomatic staff in Iran have been recalled and are currently in a “safe, third country”.
PM Anthony Albanese cited findings from ASIO, Australia’s intelligence services, establishing direct coordination by Iran on two antisemitic attacks carried out last year in the country: the arson attack against the Lewis Continental Cafe in Sydney’s Bondi suburb in October 2024, and the arson attack against the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne in December 2024. No physical injuries were reported in those attacks.
“These were extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation on Australian soil,” Albanese said. “They were attempts to undermine social cohesion and sow discord in our community. It is totally unacceptable.” The PM stressed that while intelligence services suspected Iranian involvement in other antisemitic attacks carried out in Australia, he made it clear that not all antisemitic crimes in the country could be tied to Iran.
Like most other countries, Australia experienced a surge in antisemitic hate crimes after the Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7, and over the course of the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. ECAJ, the top organization of Australian Jewry, reported a 316% increase in anti-Jewish incidents over the Oct 2023-Sept 2024 period compared to the previous year.
Wouldn’t be surprised if Iran are the puppet masters of a lot of these pro palestine movements and antisemitic attacks that have exploded around the world since the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.