Sydney lights Hanukkah candles in honor of Bondi victims, introduces 'mitzvah' campaign
At the Light Over Darkness: Night of Unity commemoration, each candle was lit by a representative of those who brought light into the world at a dark time.
At the Light Over Darkness: Night of Unity commemoration, each candle was lit by a representative of those who brought light into the world at a dark time.
The Jewish People Policy Institute analyzed how 25 world leaders responded to the Bondi Beach mass shooting, scoring statements for clarity, specificity, and references to antisemitism.
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"We will not be afraid if they try to take us down, even on the glorious beaches of Sydney Australia"
Minns told thousands of participants at the Light Over Darkness commemoration that incitement had led to graffiti, arson attacks, and now murder, and it was Australia's responsibility to combat hate.
Australian PM Albanese was booed by the crowd on arrival, and later when the speaker mentioned his name during the memorial.
Under the new measures, police will be granted expanded authority to shut down unauthorized protests for periods of up to three months.
A day earlier, Australia's Jewish community gathered at Bondi Beach for prayers, while hundreds of swimmers and surfers formed a huge circle in the waters off the beach to honor victims.
There are "no current or impending threats to the community," AFP confirmed.
Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, said that it is legal in the UK to “intentionally stir up racial hatred, so long as one avoids being threatening, abusive or insulting.”
The community is largely unscathed by antisemitism and has existed here for centuries, fully integrated as Indians and Jews.