Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Premier Chris Minns said antisemitic attacks in Sydney were becoming more sophisticated – and dangerous.“I don’t believe antisemitism, antisemitic attacks, begin and end with a firebombing or a graffiti attack. I think it begins with language,” he said.“It is completely disgusting, and these bastards will be round up by NSW Police.“It breaks your heart that we have animals in our city that are prepared to burn down a childcare centre to make this point.”Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the premier visited the childcare centre on Tuesday morning. Albanese said he “utterly condemned this evil hate crime”.“Childcare centres are places of joy and harmony … what we saw overnight, in the middle of the night, with this attack, is the latest in a series of antisemitic hate crimes,” Albanese said.“This is a place for children and families, and it should never have been denigrated by this despicable and horrifying crime.”‘Like a bomb’: Neighbour Rosa Cianci heard the attack.Credit: Kate GeraghtyRosa Cianci lives opposite the centre and said she heard several loud voices followed by a bang. “It was like a bomb went off,” she said.She said she believes the offenders were on foot and police arrived quickly.Loading“The whole house was lit up like a Christmas tree. There’s usually no problems around here.”Rabbi Goldstein from the Maroubra Synagogue said he couldn’t say whether his nearby synagogue was the intended target of the attack, but said the community refused to be scared.“We’re not terrified, we’re just saddened that this can happen in such a peaceful and beautiful part of Sydney. Many people .. have young families here and young children to go to the schools here, and it’s just so shocking that it would happen in such a peaceful area,” he said.He said the community would be coming together to show support for the childcare centre.“”We as Jewish people … show strength and courage in the face of darkness and hatred, we bring light, peace and love, and we join together as a community,” he said.Only About Children CEO Anna Learmonth confirmed the centre would remain closed on Tuesday.“We’re shocked and horrified to see the damage that’s occurred,” she said. “The entire community is on alert at the moment with these concerning acts.”The blaze is yet another escalation in recent cases of antisemitic vandalism.Last week, the former home of prominent Jewish Australian Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief executive Alex Ryvchin was targeted in a firebombing.LoadingTwo vehicles were set ablaze, multiple vehicles painted with antisemitic graffiti and the Dover Heights home splashed with red paint.Upon seeing images of the burnt-out childcare centre on Tuesday morning, Ryvchin said families may no longer feel safe sending their children to daycare.“To plan and execute the firebombing of a childcare centre requires a depth of savagery that is difficult to imagine. Today, families will be having conversations about whether it’s safe to send their children to the places where they should be safest,” he said.“Places of worship, homes and now preschools have all been targeted by domestic terrorists. Antisemitism consumes everything. It is the disease that is destroying our country.”He also called for a national cabinet meeting on antisemitism.Police have so far charged eight people in connection with antisemitic arson attacks across Sydney. This includes an alleged arson attack on the Curly Lewis brewery at Bondi Beach, the Continental Kitchen also in Bondi, and two incidents in Woollahra.NSW Jewish Board of Deputies president David Ossip said the incident was the latest in a “domestic terrorism” campaign.“These depraved and cowardly terrorists need to be swiftly apprehended, or we will continue to see an escalation of these acts of terror.”NSW Minister for Multiculturalism Steve Kamper said the targeting of children was “unconscionable”.Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter.
