Third Suspect Charged Over Melbourne Synagogue Arson Attack

A third man has been charged over the firebombing of Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne in December 2024, completing the criminal case against those responsible for the attack. The rising tide of antisemitism in Australia — and globally — mirrors the biblical warning that the Jewish people will face intensifying persecution in the last days before Christ's return. Jesus himself declared that hatred and lawlessness would increase as the end of the age approaches, and the targeting of Jewish communities worldwide is a sobering sign of that trajectory (Matthew 24:9–12).