Sydney Man Jailed for Antisemitic Attacks

0:00Hey, it's Cory with Sydney News Today, your city, your news, every day. A 32-year-old Sydney man named Nicholas James Alexander just got hit with a maximum five-year jail term for masterminding anti-Semitic attacks across the city in January 2025. He pleaded guilty to directing a criminal group and helping destroy property, including fire bombings at a childcare center and cars parked at a top. Jewish leader's old house. Alexander hired others to carry out the hits, supplied stolen cars, taught them how to make Molotov cocktails, and even arranged for handguns. Anti-Semitic graffiti and swastikas showed up on cars and a synagogue too. He insisted it was all about money from his drug debts, following orders from mystery people overseas with no hate involved. The magistrate saw his remorse but wasn't buying the broke story, especially with his portion of the picture. She ruled he knew the attacks with spark fear and Jewish communities and helped to buy Jews and Arabs in Australia to serve those foreign

1:02bosses. These strikes piled on the stress already hitting Jewish folks that month, hitting society as a whole by trying to split communities. Alexander played a key part for outsiders who couldn't touch Australia without local help like his. Alex Rivchin, whose home was targeted, called the sentence fair. He said it may family scare for kids' lives and had Jewish Australians rethinking their safety and daily routines here. Alexander stays locked up until parole chance in mid-2028. The Daily News Now is grateful to our sponsor for today's episode.