The Bondi Beach attack was not confusing. It was clear very quickly that these were gunmen shooting at people. It was also very quickly made clear that the targeted event was a Jewish Hanukkah event.
"We must meet the moment of October 7th not by continuously retreating into the past, but by unequivocally confronting the present."
Over a dozen New York police officers and members of Chevra Hatzalah could be seen on the outskirts of the crowd at Carl Schurz Park as Hanukkah songs blared over the speaker.
Zionist Federation of Australia president Jeremy Leibler said that antisemitic incitement had been allowed to grow unchecked for years.
The LAPD homicide division told the US outlet that the two bodies found at the crime scene had wounds consistent to those done with a knife.
Conspiracy theories claiming Israel orchestrated the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack are spreading on social media, despite evidence of a terrorist attack that killed 16 people.
Protesters carried Palestinian flags and chanted slogans including “Concertgebouw disgrace, blood on your hands” and “child murderers.
Security agencies across India, but especially in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, have been advised to remain vigilant, with surveillance in place across areas where Jews and Israelis transit.
Berlin police said they were ramping up measures around the German capital's Brandenburg Gate, where a large electric menorah is being lit to mark the first night of Hanukkah.
Jewish organizations worldwide denounced the Bondi Beach mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration, mourning the victims and urging stronger action against rising antisemitic violence.
"I saw blood gushing from me. I saw people hit, saw people fall to the ground," said Ostrovsky, “My only concern was, where are my kids? Where are my kids? Where’s my wife, where’s my family?”
