Tracking antisemitism in Australia

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published December 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM EST

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with hate researcher Matteo Vergani and Rabbanit Nomi Kaltmann about the rise of antisemitism in Australia, as police investigate Sunday’s deadly attack on Jews by two suspects said to be motivated by the Islamic State.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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