Arson

A shocking arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne is now being investigated as a potential terror incident, underscoring a troubling surge in antisemitism in Australia.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor government on Friday, accusing its anti-Israel policies of fostering antisemitism after an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue. The Adass Israel synagogue was firebombed during morning prayers, injuring one and causing extensive damage. Worshippers inside reported masked assailants throwing incendiary devices through the windows.

The Department of Justice announced Friday that it will deploy monitors in 27 states, including all seven battleground states, on Election Day to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws.

Ballot drop boxes in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, were set on fire.

Twenty ballots were damaged after a USPS mailbox was set on fire.

The historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer went up in flames.

An Arizona tribe member has been accused of starting a massive wildfire that eventually burned over 2,200 acres and left dozens of people homeless after torching an American flag.

France's high-speed rail lines were attacked in a case of arson just hours before the Olympic Opening Ceremony.

A report from the Family Research Council found that there have been at least 915 attacks against churches in the United States since 2018.

The FBI has launched an investigation to find the individuals who set fire to two offices belonging to conservative organizations in Minnesota last month.