Antisemitischer Terror in Sydney: Mögliche Urheberschaft des Iran?

Israelische Sicherheitskräfte suchen nach Hinweisen, wer hinter dem antisemitischen Terror in Sydney stecken könnte, der bislang zwölf Todesopfer und fast dreißig Schwerverletzte gefordert hat. Hinweise deutschen in Richtung Iran:

Israeli authorities are investigating who is behind the deadly attack on the Jewish community in Sydney, Australia, amid growing concerns that it may have been orchestrated by a state actor or individual terrorists. If a state is involved, Iran is the primary suspect. However, officials are also examining potential links to other terror groups, including Hezbollah, Hamas, and Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistani group connected to Al-Qaeda.

"In recent months, Israel has warned that Iran is preparing to target the Jewish community and Jewish institutions abroad. According to intelligence reports, Iran has been smuggling weapons and creating "incitement cells" on social media to fuel further attacks.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran of being behind two antisemitic attacks in the country earlier this year, and announced that Australia was severing diplomatic ties with Tehran in response. Albanese stated that the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) had determined that the Iranian government ordered the arson of Lewis Continental Kitchen, a kosher food company in Sydney, in October 2024, as well as the fire at the Adat Israel Synagogue in Melbourne in December.

According to Australian intelligence, Iran had direct involvement in the arson attacks, which occurred amid a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in Sydney and Melbourne since the start of the war in Gaza on October 7, 2023. "ASIO has gathered enough credible intelligence to reach a disturbing conclusion. The Iranian government was behind at least two of these incidents. They attempted to conceal their involvement, but ASIO believes they were responsible," said Albanese."