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Truck ramming at Australian synagogue prompts hate crime charges as antisemitism commission opens

JL;DR SUMMARY A recent hate crime in Brisbane, Australia, where 32-year-old Matthew De Campo allegedly rammed his truck into the historic Brisbane Synagogue, has intensified calls for increased security measures for Jewish communities. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityLegislationSecurity MeasuresHate CrimeRoyal CommissionBrisbane SynagogueMatthew De CampoQueenslandRabbi Levi Jaffe

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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
"Matthew De Campo, 32, of Sunnybank, was arrested on Friday after he allegedly backed his pickup truck into the Brisbane Synagogue in Queensland, Australia, narrowly missing a person as he struck its gates."
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"The ramming comes two months after gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, killing 15 and injuring dozens more."
Bondi, New South Wales, Australia
"At a time of catastrophic antisemitism, as we saw at Bondi, this inevitably deepens fear and insecurity, said Wolff."

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