16 August 2006
A synagogue on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, has been attacked for the second time in two weeks, JTA reports. On Monday night, vandals hurled concrete blocks at the doors of the Parramatta synagogue. Two weeks ago, a group of men described by witnesses as being of Middle Eastern appearance threw blocks at the compound, damaging Rabbi Yossi Wernickâs two cars and his residence, situated next to the synagogue. The synagogue is isolated from the major part of the community in Sydney and is close to areas with a high Muslim population. The vandalism follows a spate of anti-Semitic graffiti sprayed on Sydney footpaths since fighting broke out between Israel and Hezbollah last month.