Australian police have said they foiled a potential antisemitic attack on discovering a trailer packed with explosives in northwest Sydney, alarming the Jewish community following a spate of arson and graffiti incidents.

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called the attempted attack “intolerable” in a post to X, formerly known as Twitter. “The epidemic of antisemitism is spreading in Australia almost unchecked,” he wrote. “We expect the Australian government to do more to stop this disease!”

Australian police say they suspect explosives stashed on Sydney’s outskirts were evidence of a deadly escalation in a campaign of antisemitic arson and graffiti crimes that has been waged in major cit

Explosives and a note of Jewish targets were found in a caravan in Sydney’s northwest. A resident in Dural reportedly made the chilling find in an abandoned caravan on Derriwong Rd, according to the Daily Telegraph, with the masthead reporting the incident was being treated as a credible terror threat.

An antisemitic campaign featuring arson and graffiti has been waged in major cities for months, authorities said.

Australian authorities say they are investigating links to overseas actors as they crack down on antisemitic violence.

The Australian’s Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan discusses the “vicious” antisemitism running rampant throughout Australia as an alleged terror plot is unveiled in Sydney.