Jews, Sydney and Bondi Beach
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Trump denounces 'purely antisemitic attack'; King Charles says Hanukkah story is proof that light 'will always triumph,' as leaders note deliberate timing of murderous attack
The deadly shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Australia's Bondi Beach follows a sharp rise in antisemitic attacks in the country since the Hamas-led assault on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the ensuing war in Gaza.
Just after Hamas murdered more than 1,000 people Oct. 7, 2023, Islamists gathered at the Sydney Opera House chanting, “Gas
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ascribed the fatal mass shooting in Sydney to Australia’s call for a Palestinian state, saying he warned ahead of the attack that the move “pours fuel on antisemitic fire.
A group of Syrian-American Jews has registered a nongovernmental organization in Syria to restore Jewish heritage
The Bondi Beach attack is the latest and most deadly in a string of antisemitic incidents that have blighted Australia
Australia's Jewish diaspora is small but deeply embedded in the wider community, with about 150,000 people who identify as Jewish in the country of 27 million. About one-third of them are estimated to live in Sydney's eastern suburbs, including Bondi.
The former NFL players disparaged Jews on their podcast, while the Jewish streamer they addressed laughed it off.
Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes acknowledged in an interview with Piers Morgan on Uncensored that at least 6 million Jews died in Nazi Germany.
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