Police are on the hunt for "vile individuals" responsible for a graffiti attack and car fire as politicians sound alarm over anti-Semitic acts after anti-Israel slogans were spray-painted on cars and buildings.
Police were called to Wellington St in Woollahra just before 1am on Thursday morning after reports of a vehicle on fire.
The well-heeled suburb is in Sydney's east, which is home to a large Jewish population.
A "horrified" NSW Premier Chris Minns said those responsible will be brought to justice.
"Police are throwing massive resources at catching and then prosecuting these vile individuals that have perpetrated what is undeniably a hate crime," he told reporters on Thursday.
"I'm horrified to see that shocking act of violence aimed at the Jewish community."
After extinguishing the blaze, police discovered another nine cars parked along multiple surrounding streets had been defaced with graffiti.
Painted slogans included “f*** Israel" and "PKK coming".
PKK is an abbreviation for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, considered a terrorist group by the Turkish and Australian governments.
The vandalised vehicles were parked in streets surrounding the Turkish consulate.
Police said two people wearing black clothing and masks had been captured by CCTV running away from the scene but no one had been identified or arrested.
Detective acting Superintendent Adam Solah said the damage bill could be more than $100,000.
"It is brazen, it is offensive (and) disgusting behaviour that's against community standards," he told reporters.
Locals were seen cleaning their cars with acetone-free nail-polish remover on Thursday morning.
"I did lots of googling but this seems to be the only way that's working," one resident told AAP.
Officials from all levels and sides of politics have condemned the vandalism, labelling the attacks anti-Semitic.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the incident was “deeply troubling”.
"There is no place for anti-Semitism in Australia, conflict overseas cannot be made a platform for prejudice at home," he said.
Local federal MP Allegra Spender said her community "won't be intimidated".
"Australians care about having a country that is welcoming to everyone of all faiths, backgrounds and sexualities, we will not be intimidated by fringe groups who want to try and divide us," she said.
In a show of unity, Jewish Labor MP Josh Burns joined forces with Liberal senator Dave Sharma to call out the behaviour.
Jewish Australians felt targeted since Israel's war in Gaza began and tensions escalated across the Middle East, Mr Burns said.
"The sort of incidents that we're seeing against the Jewish community is escalating and intensifying," he said.
Mr Sharma said he was pleased to learn police had set up a strike force to investigate.
Israel's campaign in Gaza has killed nearly 44,000 people and displaced the vast majority of the enclave's population, according to Palestinian officials.
The war followed Hamas's attack on Israel, which left 1200 people dead and 250 more taken hostage.
