Waking to the news that an Israeli restaurant was targeted in Melbourne on Friday night has hit me hard.A group of about 20 people – some wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh – threw food, upended tables,

A series of attacks in Melbourne over the weekend has placed pressure on the Albanese government to do more to combat antisemitism.

Local leaders denounced the episodes, which both took place on Friday evening: arson at a synagogue and a disturbance at an Israeli eatery.