Australia’s domestic intelligence and security agency
A 20-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with the December 2024 blaze at the Adass Israel Synagogue. The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team says the suspect was arrested in Melbourne and faces new charges as the investigation continues, alongside earlier arrests of two co-accused. Australian authorities have tied the incident to antisemitic attacks linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, which Tehran denies.
ASIO has disclosed that an Iran-based Australian citizen orchestrated a Bondi firebombing and a former Australian resident in Iraq directed a Melbourne synagogue attack. Burgess links these incidents to the IRGC and warns of a broader danger, urging tolerance to curb antisemitism and violence.