NSW Police investigate whether criminals involved in some of Sydney’s anti-Semitic attacks were hired by an underworld network in exchange for payment.

The crimes have included torching a child care center, burning cars in largely Jewish neighborhoods and smearing red paint and graffiti on synagogues in Sydney, while a synagogue in Melbourne was firebombed in December,

Australian authorities are investigating potential foreign involvement in recent antisemitic crimes across the nation, amid rising tensions since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on October 7, 2023. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw has suggested that "criminals-for-hire may be behind some incidents" and is exploring whether