from Times of Israel
Anti-Israel mob chants ‘Death to the IDF’ while hurling furniture through ‘Miznon’ window; suspect sets entrance of historic synagogue on fire; 20 people inside evacuate unscathed
A mob of pro-Palestinian protesters vandalized an Israeli-owned restaurant in Melbourne on Friday evening, just minutes after a nearby historic synagogue was targeted in an arson attack while worshippers were inside, Australian authorities said.
About 20 anti-Israel protesters stormed the Miznon restaurant at around 8:30 p.m. local time, with the Herald Sun citing witnesses who said the mob chanted “Death to the IDF.” Rap duo Bob Vylan led a crowd in shouting the same phrase at the Glastonbury festival in England days earlier.
The protesters — many of them masked — hurled furniture and food at the restaurant, shattering one of its outer windows as customers dined both inside and outside.
Police said they arrested a 28-year-old protester and questioned several other participants at the scene, identifying each of them for the purpose of a follow-up investigation.