Ugly scenes on the steps of Adass Synagogue in Melbourne resulted in police being called. Courtesy The Australian Jewish News

A RACIAL attack which led to a violent scuffle between two men outside a Melbourne synagogue last night has emerged online.

The video shows a man in a red shirt, claiming to be Aboriginal, telling a member of the Jewish community to “go back to Israel”.

The man is also heard screaming about Allah in the video.

There’s a brief physical scuffle before the man in red is wrestled to the ground and restrained by observers.

Police are later seen arriving at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea.

The video — believed to have been one of five of the incident — was shared on the Australian Jewish News Facebook page.

IDF Training’s Avi Yemini told 3AW a group of people had been trying to steal scooters outside the synagogue.

“When confronted the group ran off and that one gentleman stayed and started abusing,” he said.

In the footage, several men calmly hold down the man by his arms before two police officers arrive.

A Victoria Police spokeswoman said police were called to the synagogue about 7.30pm.

The spokeswoman said it had been alleged a child’s scooter had been stolen outside the synagogue.

Police arrested a 39-year-old Reservoir man at the scene.

He was charged with two counts of unlawful assault and one count each of criminal damage and theft.

The man was bailed to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on January 19.