Australian detectives are examining whether foreign entities are funding criminal groups to carry out antisemitic attacks in the country.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government convened a “national cabinet” with state leaders this week after a childcare centre near a synagogue in east Sydney was firebombed and defaced with an antisemitic slogan.

Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country.

The Australian Federal Police announced they are investigating whether overseas actors or individuals are responsible for an escalation in antisemitic attacks in the country in a statement released