Bondi Beach mass shooting

Sydney should not be used to shut down legitimate criticism of Israel. But it should end the pretense that antisemitic intimidation, when cloaked in politics, deserves a pass.

"We will not be afraid if they try to take us down, even on the glorious beaches of Sydney Australia"

This assault was no random act of violence; it was a deliberate terrorist attack on a peaceful Jewish community.

The Maccabees prevailed because they refused erasure – militarily, culturally, and spiritually. Contemporary Jewish survival requires the same multi-front refusal.

The massacres, the pogroms and the terror, are focused on Israel’s eradication: to be achieved by crushing Jews and the Jewish spirit.

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.

For years, severe antisemitic incidents have steadily increased, intensifying further during the war in Gaza.

On what was supposed to be a night of celebration, Sarah Vanunu's barmitzva event turned into a nightmare.

The holy days offered Hamas a unique opportunity to succeed, as they did for the Bondi terrorists, while also providing even greater satisfaction to Jew-haters: killing Jews when they are celebrating