First Man Charged in Antisemitism Crackdown in Australia

A 44-year-old man is the first person charged under a new taskforce targeting antisemitism.

Australian Federal Police at the home of an alleged offender charged amid a crackdown on antisemitism in Australia. Courtesy of the Australian Federal Police

A western Sydney man is the first person to be charged following the launch of the Australian Federal Police’s Special Operation Avalite against antisemitism.

The 44-year-old Blacktown resident was charged after police allege he made online death threats to members of a Jewish organisation.