A 19-year-old Sydney man has been arrested after allegedly making antisemitic threats towards another passenger during a flight from Bali to Sydney.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) confirmed in a statement that officers arrested the Condell Park man upon arrival at Sydney International Airport on Wednesday.
According to the AFP, “Police will allege the man made antisemitic threats and hand gestures indicating violence towards the alleged victim, who the man knew to be affiliated with the Jewish community.”
The statement said the AFP received a request for assistance from the airline during the flight. Officers met the plane on landing, where the man was taken into custody and later charged with one count of “threatening force or violence against members of groups or close associates, contrary to section 80.2BB(2) of the Criminal Code (Cth)”.
Section 80.2BB(2) makes it a criminal offence to threaten violence against someone because they belong (or are closely connected) to protected groups (defined by race, religion, etc…) — i.e. threats motivated by antisemitism.
That offence carries a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment.
The AFP added that the man “was refused bail to appear before NSW Local Bail Division Court 7 today (18 December, 2025)” and noted there is “no current or impending threat to the community”.
The alleged incident comes at a time of heightened sensitivity around antisemitism and community safety in Australia following the mass shooting during a Hanukah event this past Sunday.
The matter remains before the courts.
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