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I recently saw this on the news and they mentioned that it was online "propaganda" and recruiters radicalizing youth to attack Jews in Australia. The accompanying images had swastikas and other poorly spray painted drivel. Are these overblown or is it a combination of geniune anti-Semitism and Mossad doing false flags? And the tone of it on the news made it seem like they were trying to imply Muslims and pro-Palestine people doing it. Australian hexbears, can y'all help us understand what's going on to filter the usual bs from mainstream press?

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[–] Voidance@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Some genuinely anti-Semitic attacks have taken place, like arson targeting Jewish neighbourhoods and synagogues and Nazi graffiti. Interestingly Australia’s version of the FBI is publicly claiming that cryptocurrency may have been paid to people by a foreign state to carry out the attacks. I wonder which state would have an interest in conflating anti-Zionism with Nazism? Of course no-one can say for sure yet, but Israel was pissed off with the Aus govt. for some of its actions during the ongoing genocide, - mostly symbolic and useless actions like UN votes and stuff, but historically Israel has cultivated assets within Aus politics to ensure continued support from the country. Maybe they’re worried that support is slipping away? Or maybe the police are just talking shit and there are no foreign states involved - just as plausible really. There are organised Nazi’s around Melbourne where the attacks have been occurring too