Sydney rings in 2026 New Year with heavy security after antisemitic Bondi Beach terror attack
Sydney welcomed 2026 with fireworks under heightened security, honoring victims of a deadly antisemitic attack as police deployed in force across the city.
Sydney welcomed 2026 with fireworks under heightened security, honoring victims of a deadly antisemitic attack as police deployed in force across the city.
Under the new measures, police will be granted expanded authority to shut down unauthorized protests for periods of up to three months.
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.”
Albanese said the event he attended at the Great Synagogue in Sydney on Friday night showed "the spirit of our Jewish Australian community is completely unbreakable."
“I named her Matilda because she was our firstborn in Australia. And I thought that Matilda was the most Australian name that could ever exist,” said father Michael.
Mayor Eduardo Martinez of Richmond, California, reposted conspiracy theories that claimed the Bondi Beach attack on a Hanukkah celebration was a “false flag” perpetrated by Israel.
The nanny was quoted as telling police that she "never should have worked for a Jewish woman" while in custody.
“I am highly skeptical of whether this administration actually cares about Jewish people or antisemitism,” said Dena Robinson, a Jewish and Black former senior trial attorney.
The suspects were named as Waleed Khan, 26, Osman Azizov, 18, and Fahad Sadaat, 19.
ANTISEMITISM AFFAIRS: The attack on Jewish communities is "an attack on our European civilization and our cultural heritage, which is based on the Judeo-Christian heritage and civilization.”