A Sydney synagogue has been graffitied with swastikas and anti-Semitic slurs overnight in what’s been described as a “monstrous act”.

A southwest Sydney synagogue has become the latest target of anti-Semitic vandals who spray-painted swastikas and the words “Hitler on top” on the building early on Friday morning.

The Southern Sydney Synagogue in Allawah was daubed in anti-Jewish graffiti on Friday in an incident that political leaders labelled horrific and hate-filled. New South Wales premier Chris Minns condemned the attack as hateful and divisive while prime minister Anthony Albanese urged for strict legal action,

A synagogue in Sydney was daubed in antisemitic graffiti on Friday (January 10), police said, the latest in a spate of incidents targeting Jews in Australia.

A warning this next story includes images of a Nazi symbol. Police are investigating an antisemetic graffiti attack in Sydney’s south where swastikas were spray-painted on the walls of a synagogue.

Liberal Senator Dave Sharma has slammed the latest antisemitic incident where the Southern Sydney Synagogue was graffitied with swastikas and antisemitic phrases.

An anti-Semitic graffiti attack on a synagogue has been branded a monstrous and appalling act and sparked fresh calls for tougher laws.