Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and rising antisemitism
Witnesses describe assaults and threats as the commission examines security lapses and gun-law reforms after the Bondi Beach attack.
- On Monday, the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion began public hearings in Sydney, documenting lived experiences of Jewish Australians following rising hate incidents.
- The inquiry was triggered by the December 14, 2025 Bondi Beach massacre that killed 15 people; Commissioner Virginia Bell noted the spike in antisemitism mirrors other Western countries and links to Middle East events.
- Sheina Gutnick, daughter of a massacre victim, testified about receiving hateful messages, while the commission received nearly 7,500 submissions documenting discrimination and threats against Jewish Australians.
- Last Thursday's interim report made 14 recommendations including nationally consistent gun-law reforms and enhanced security for Jewish events, which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged to adopt.
- Future hearing blocks will investigate intelligence responses to the Bondi attack and social media radicalization, with the commission delivering its final report on December 14, 2026.
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During the hearings of the investigation commission on the attack on Bondi Beach in December 2025, Jewish witnesses reported anti-Semitic hostility to the bloodshed.
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Sheina Gutnick, whose father was killed in a mass shooting at Bondi Beach, speaks to the media after the first hearing block of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Sydney on May 4, 2026. An Australian inquiry opened public hearings on May 4 into an antisemitic shooting that killed 15 people at a Jewish festival on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. (Photo by GEORGE CHAN / AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Lillian Mann 6:30 PM – Monday, …
Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach Attack amid sharp spike in antisemitism
On Monday, Australia launched public hearings into the December Bondi Beach mass shooting, as Jewish Australians voiced growing concern over a sharp rise in antisemitism. The attack occurred on December 14, 2025, during a Hanukkah festival at Bondi Beach, when two gunmen opened fire, killing 15 people and hospitalizing 40.
After the deadly attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, an Australian commission investigates the growing anti-Semitism in the country. Jewish representatives warn of a real, growing danger.
Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and 'rising antisemitism'
Australia began public hearings on Monday in an inquiry into the Bondi Beach mass shooting in December, with Jewish Australians giving anecdotes of their experience of what is being called "rising domestic antisemitism. The attack on a Jewish Chabad Hanukkah celebration killed 15, fuelling calls for tougher gun controls and more action to tackle what is being called "hatred towards Jews". Chabad is an organisation that has hosted members of th…
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