US EditionAustralian Jewish Community Rattled By Police Ineptitude At Bondi Beach Massacre
The Bondi Beach attack left 15 victims amid rising antisemitic violence in Australia linked to Israel-Hamas tensions, with authorities facing criticism over security measures.
- At Bondi Beach in Sydney, a terrorist attack killed 15 victims, including a ten-year-old girl and an elderly Holocaust survivor, marking the nation's most serious terror incident, officials say.
- Synagogues and Jewish businesses have faced repeated assaults, including a December 2024 firebombing of a Melbourne synagogue, during the two‑year period of repeated assaults.
- Investigators note that two Pakistani perpetrators were allowed into the country and bought guns, while their shooting spree lasted almost ten minutes, exposing police unpreparedness.
- Outpourings of sympathy came from all communities while Jewish groups inside Australia have been begging authorities to take threats seriously, and Jews in Australia will be asking the same safety questions as global Jewish communities in the aftermath.
- Critics point to actions since October 7, 2023, including mass protests with chants like 'Jihad' and 'Intifada' and Australia barring pro‑Israel activist Hillel Fuld over 'community tensions.
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Hard Conversations Needed After Bondi Attack
Reconceive disagreement as an opportunity to engage rather than a problem to be solved or sidestepped, experts urge, following terrorist tragedy on iconic beach. Australian universities must “dive headlong” into the social morass that contributed to the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, according to the head of Monash University’s Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation. Historian David Slucki said the sector should not react to the tragedy by ste…
For days, correspondent Meike Wijers covered the antisemitic attack on Sydney's famous Bondi Beach last Sunday. She witnessed sadness, but also a great deal of anger.
Australian Jewish Community Rattled By Police Ineptitude At Bondi Beach Massacre
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The Australian Jewish community, deep in mourning for the victims of Sunday’s horrific terrorist attack at Bondi beach, is questioning how police did not intervene earlier and engage the attackers despite their being on the scene in the early stages of the attack. Eli Ouanunu, who was celebrating his son’s bar […]
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