{"id":495179,"date":"2026-02-21T18:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T18:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/495179\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T18:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T18:33:10","slug":"man-charged-with-hate-crime-after-truck-rammed-into-synagogue-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/495179\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with hate crime after truck rammed into synagogue in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlvr34k9000x27p544mv9vru@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A man has been charged with committing a hate crime after a car smashed into the gates of the biggest synagogue in Brisbane, the latest of a series of attacks on Australia\u2019s Jewish community.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlvr3hry00013b6rhz9mk7ql@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The attack follows a string of assaults on Jewish people and their religious establishments in the country, as community leaders warn of a rise in antisemitism.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlvr3hry00023b6rdoyeh4dh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In December, two gunmen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/12\/15\/australia\/australia-bondi-beach-shooting-victims-intl-hnk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">opened fire<\/a> on families celebrating the first night of Hanukkah at Sydney\u2019s famed Bondi Beach, killing 15 people, in the country\u2019s worst mass shooing in almost 30 years.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlvr7m9s00083b6rtw0ece6k@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            On Friday evening, a black pickup truck <a href=\"https:\/\/mypolice.qld.gov.au\/news\/2026\/02\/21\/wilful-damage-brisbane-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">crashed into<\/a> the Brisbane Synagogue, knocking down its gates, before being driven away, Queensland Police said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlvr7pco000b3b6riosbfj91@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A 32-year-old man was later taken into custody after investigators located the vehicle, they added.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlvr7pco000c3b6rs7g1906h@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Police said no one was injured.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlvr7pco000d3b6rfzdavx7z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The man is due to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court Saturday, to face a raft of charges including wilful damage, serious vilification or hate crime, dangerous driving and possession of a dangerous drug.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlvw55pj00013b6rwxsz0y5r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Several anti-Jewish incidents have been recorded across major Australian cities in recent years, linked in part to anger over Israel\u2019s war in Gaza, which has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians since it was sparked by the deadly Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlvr7pco000e3b6ra72jbphr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Israel\u2019s government has repeatedly criticized its counterpart in Australia for failing to address antisemitic attacks in the country.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlvr7pco000f3b6rc67pk3ht@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Israeli President Isaac Herzog\u2019s visit earlier this month following the Bondi attack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/07\/australia\/australia-israel-herzog-visit-intl-hnk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sparked protests<\/a> at major Australian cities, including clashes between pro-Palestinian demonstrators with the police outside Sydney Town Hall.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlvr7pco000h3b6r91x1dxg9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            After Friday\u2019s Brisbane attack, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli described the incident as \u201cvery concerning.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlvr7pco000i3b6rvwplspma@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThis will be very distressing for the Jewish community in Queensland,\u201d he wrote in a social media post, adding that he has already spoken with Jewish leaders and police.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlvr7pco000j3b6rgvd4gmqj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI want to assure Queenslanders we are taking this seriously,\u201d the premier said.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man has been charged with committing a hate crime after a car smashed into the gates 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