A local rabbi, a Holocaust survivor and a 12-year-old girl are among those killed during the shooting attack Sunday on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia.
Here’s what we know about the 11 people murdered in the…
Category: 4. World
-
Statement by Prime Minister Carney to mark the start of Hanukkah
“Over the next eight days, Jewish communities will gather to celebrate Hanukkah – a holiday that is meant to be joyous, commemorating the faith and perseverance of the Jewish people. As it commences, Canadians stand in sorrow with the people…
Continue Reading
-
AFT’s Weingarten on Horrific Gun Violence Incidents in Rhode Island and Australia
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement responding to two mass shooting incidents this weekend at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
“Hanukkah should be…
Continue Reading
-
Deadly Hanukkah attack at Bondi Beach comes after years of escalating antisemitic incidents in Australia
Australia’s Jewish community has faced an alarming uptick in antisemitic violence and threats in recent years, a trend that reached an unprecedented and tragic peak Sunday when gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah…
Continue Reading
-
King ‘appalled and saddened’ by Bondi attack on Jewish community
Getty ImagesKing Charles has said he is “appalled and saddened by the most dreadful antisemitic terrorist attack” at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia.
At least 11 people were killed in the shooting at Bondi Beach on Sunday and a further 29…
Continue Reading
-
‘Absolute Hell on Earth’: Witnesses Recount Bondi Beach Hanukkah Shooting Attack
Eyewitnesses of Sunday’s terrorist attack at a Hanukkah event in Sydney, Australia, have recounted the harrowing experience, describing the chaos that ensued when two gunmen opened fire, killing at least 11 and wounding dozens more. Local police…
Continue Reading
-
Iranian media ties Bondi attack to Gaza war
Iranian media ties Bondi attack to Gaza war | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/World NewsAfter the Bondi Beach mass murder, Iranian state media avoided praise but sought to link the antisemitic attack to the Gaza war, while pro-Iran commentators…
Continue Reading
-
Netanyahu on Sydney's Bondi Beach shooting: Australian policy 'pours fuel on antisemitic fire'
Israel’s prime minister also said ‘antisemitism is a cancer that spreads when leaders are silent,’ in response to the attack that killed at least 11 people at a Hannukah event. Diaspora minister Chikli said the Australian government bore the…
Continue Reading
-
Netanyahu on Sydney's Bondi Beach shooting: Australian policy 'pours fuel on antisemitic fire'
Israel’s prime minister also said ‘antisemitism is a cancer that spreads when leaders are silent,’ in response to the attack that killed at least 11 people at a Hannukah event. Diaspora minister Chikli said the Australian government bore the…
Continue Reading
-
Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
Viral video circulating after the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack showed an unarmed man racing toward one of the shooters and tackling him from behind before wrestling the gun from his hands.
The man has been identified as…
Continue Reading
