ECAJ statement about news of a terror plot targeting mosques in Western Australia.

ECAJ is pro­foundly disturbed by reports of a terror plot that included plans to attack a number of mosques in Western Australia as well as the police.

As a community that has suffered a series of attacks over the past two and a half years, including arson and vandalism at our places of worship, and cul­min­at­ing in the horrors of 14 December 2025, we are keenly aware of how dis­tress­ing and unset­tling such threats can be.

It is for this reason that we have advocated so strenu­ously for legis­la­tion that protects not just Jewish Aus­trali­ans but all Aus­trali­ans from the hateful actions and hateful speech that have cost us so dearly since 7 October 2023.

We condemn all forms of racism and religious bigotry, including Islamo­pho­bia, and we stand in solid­ar­ity with the Muslim community that faces this per­ni­cious phe­nomen­on of hatred at this time. We fully endorse the call made by Western Australia Premier Roger Cook for an end to “dog whistling” and the “language of division” in public discourse, regard­less of the issue.

It is not just indi­vidu­als and minor­it­ies who are at risk from such bigotry – it is the very fabric of our society, already pulled apart at the seams by the extrem­ists in our midst.

We also welcome the swift actions of the Western Aus­trali­an Police in pre­vent­ing these attacks from taking place.