Nazi rally at Victoria, Australia Parliament building

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While shouting “race traitor” toward those who took issue with their demonstration, a group of neo-Nazis holding a sign reading “Jews hate freedom” demonstrated outside Victoria’s Parliament House in Australia on Friday night, according to police, Australian media reports, and footage circulating online.

The group chanted, “The Jews must go” and “Freedom for the white man,” and the leader of the group claimed that Jews were trying to remove the freedom to protest in the country.

The group’s leader also claimed that the Jewish community may have attacked their own synagogue in Melbourne - a reference to the devastating fire that destroyed Melbourne’s Adass synagogue in early December.

Condemnations and investigations
Victoria Police Acting Superintendent Kelly Walker said it appeared the men were having "some type of photoshoot."

"They showed up with their own photographer," she said at a press conference.

Walker added that police arrived five minutes after they were called, but the men were quick to disperse themselves, although one man has since been identified. Police are currently searching for the identified man and are working to identify the others.

Looking to ID the men is our priority, so we'll be looking through the extensive CBD network of footage that exists and we'll seek advice under the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act," Walker said. "The behaviour was disgusting and the members of the public were outraged."

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan condemned the incident, according to Australian media.

“Masked Nazis on the front steps of our democracy with a mission to make Jews in our state feel unsafe,” she said. “Antisemitism is rising around the world. I refuse to let Victoria succumb to it.

Now I'm just embarrassed to be Victorian.