A man has been charged over an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue in an apparent escalation in antisemitic violence in Australia’s second-most populous city

Australian police have charged a man in connection with an alleged arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue with worshippers in the building, the latest in a series of incidents targeting the nation’s Jewish community.

Australian counterterrorism police charge a man in arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue with worshippers inside. The incident, condemned by Israeli leaders and by Australian Prime Minister Albanese,