"Unlike many other #synagogues that prominently display #Israeli and #Australian flags, Adass Israel is non-#Zionist, rooted in a longstanding theological stance that #Jewish people should not create a country until the time of the Messiah, so they do not officially recognise the State of Israel.

This community is as far removed from the #Israel-#Gaza conflict as any Jewish group in #Australia can be. That’s why, on Friday morning, when I saw the first images and videos of the synagogue engulfed in flames — deliberately ignited by two masked men captured on camera with jerry cans of petrol — I was devastated, but not entirely surprised."

crikey.com.au/2024/12/09/adass…

A synagogue minutes from my home was set ablaze. This is why many Jewish Australians live in fear

Jewish Australians deserve to feel safe in their own country, to attend synagogues and send their children to Hebrew schools without fear.

^{Nomi Kaltmann (Crikey)}