Sydney police are investigating hate graffiti that appeared to be spray-painted on a synagogue and a house in Sydney.
At around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, police received a notice that graffiti had been spray-painted on a synagogue in Newtown, western Sydney. This is the second case that a synagogue has been spray-painted with hateful graffiti in Australia in 24 hours.
Images released by Sydney police showed two people, one on bicycles, wearing black hoodies and dark clothes outside the building.
On Friday morning, the synagogue in southern Sydney was vandalized with several swastikas spray-painted on the exterior walls. Police described the graffiti as "offensive."
In addition, the home of a Jewish family in Queens - Sydney was spray-painted with hateful graffiti, after two synagogues in Sydney were spray-painted within 24 hours. The Jewish community is furious. Many fear for their safety.
There is anger at the Australian government for ignoring repeated warnings that the government's actions, such as harsh criticism of Israel, are fanning the flames of anti-Semitism.
* Bihadrei Haredim contributed to this article.
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