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Israeli President Herzog’s visit aims to support families of 15 killed at Bondi Beach, amid nationwide pro-Palestinian protests and calls for investigations into alleged war crimes.
- On Monday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived in Sydney to honour victims of the December 14 Bondi Beach attack that killed 15 people, during his four-day visit.
- The UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry found Herzog "incited the commission of genocide" in 2025, prompting Amnesty International Australia and lawyer Chris Sidoti to demand investigations despite Australia's federal police citing Herzog's "full immunity".
- Within the Jewish community, leaders split over Herzog's presence, with many welcoming his visit while the Progressive Jewish Council of Australia said he is not welcome and Alex Ryvchin said `His visit will lift the spirits of a pained community`.
- Pro-Palestinian activists called for nationwide protests, but Australian police refused to authorise some demonstrations under post-Bondi powers, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged protesters to remember the visit's purpose and show restraint.
- The trip has crystallised divisions and intersects with South Africa's ICJ case and calls for Australia to investigate serious international crimes amid Gaza's humanitarian concerns.
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Protests roil Australia ahead of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s planned visit
Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s planned visit to Australia this weekend, which was scheduled in the wake of the Bondi massacre in December, has drawn widespread opposition and planned protests, including from some Jews. Following Herzog’s invitation to visit the country by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, some Labor party members and pro-Palestinian groups called for the invitation to be rescinded. Those calls have reached a fever pi…
Israeli President Herzog visits Australia days after Bondi Beach attack shakes Jewish community
Pro-Palestinian activists have called for protests nationwide, including in central Sydney where police have refused to authorise demonstrations under new powers granted after the Bondi Beach attack
Israeli President Herzog to visit Sydney amid tensions over Bondi Beach massacre and Gaza war
SYDNEY, Feb 6 — Israel’s President Isaac Herzog lands in Australia on Monday to honour victims of a mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, the deadliest antisemitic attack since Hamas’s assault of October 7, 2023.The head of state has said he will “express solidarity and offer strength” after gunmen opened fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at the beach on December 14, killing 15 people.Herzog’s four-day trip has been welcomed by many Jewish …
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Israeli president visits Australia after Bondi Beach attack
Israel's President Isaac Herzog lands in Australia on Monday to honour victims of a mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach, the deadliest antisemitic attack since Hamas's assault of October 7, 2023.
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