Car set on fire and buildings vandalised with anti-Israel graffiti in Sydney

Prime minister calls vandalism a ‘hate crime’ as NSW premier promises ‘massive’ police response

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Cars and buildings were vandalised with anti-Israel graffiti in Sydney’s east early on Wednesday morning, in an attack the NSW premier condemned as “shocking” antisemitism.

About 1am, emergency services responded to reports of a vehicle on fire in Magney Street, Woollahra, NSW police said in a statement.

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