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A man set the door of a synagogue alight and a group of protesters stormed an Israeli restaurant in Melbourne on Friday night, the latest in a wave of antisemitic attacks in Australian cities.

An Israeli restaurant and a synagogue in Melbourne were damaged in separate overnight incidents, according to police officials.