Australian PM condemns arson and anti-Israel graffiti

New South Wales Police said the two people were seen running from the scene wearing face coverings and dark clothing.

“We need public assistance to help us identify and identify these two individuals,” Director Karen Webb told reporters.

Police said the car fire was extinguished shortly after firefighters were called to the scene in the eastern Sydney suburb of Woollahra at around 1am local time (GMT).

Anti-Israel messages, including “Kill Israel” (sic), were found at the scene, scrawled on the fences of two buildings and a car fence.

Albanese said he had spoken to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) about the vandalism.

Earlier this week, law enforcement established a special task force to investigate anti-Semitic incidents, including an alleged terrorist attack in Melbourne and another act of vandalism in Woollahra last month. Police do not believe the two incidents in Woollahra are linked.

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said the incident appeared to be “specially designed” to “terrorize Sydney’s Jewish community”.

“If the question is whether we can do more, I think the answer is yes,” he told reporters. “I spoke with the Israeli ambassador to Australia, Amir Maimon,” he told reporters.