The police said they were investigating whether “overseas actors” were involved in the vandalizing of synagogues and a day care center.

Australian police have said foreign actors could be funding a recent wave of antisemitic attacks, as authorities struggle to respond to violent incidents targeting synagogues and neighbourhoods with Jewish communities in Sydney and Melbourne.

Reece said Tuesday that the AFP is exploring if agents were being funded through cryptocurrency -- which he noted could take longer to identify. New South Wales Police BMW Highway Patrol. (credit: Wikimedia Commons)The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported Wednesday that court documents revealed that co-conspirators in the October 17 arson of the Bondi Curly Lewis Brewing discussed payment from a man code-named "James Bond.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has held a meeting of state and territory leaders to tackle a wave of antisemitic attacks across the country, the latest involving the suspected firebombing of a childcare center in Sydney.

The Australian Federal Police said it has opened an investigation on Wednesday to determine if local criminals are being paid by "overseas actors of individuals" to commit anti-Semitic acts there.

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

As authorities investigate whether foreign actors are paying Australians to commit acts of anti-Semitism, experts are warning they won't be easy to track down.

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