“We had seen hate spreading through our communities. We knew then, as we know now, that hatred targeted towards the Jewish people never ends there," said Nemesh, Sydney Jewish mayor.
Constable Scott Dyson awoke from his medically induced coma for the first time on Tuesday. The officer had been in a coma since the terrorist attack in Bondi Beach.
Eduardo Martinez, the mayor of Richmond, California, promoted a social media post that claimed the Bondi Beach attack on a Hanukkah celebration was a “false flag” perpetrated by Israel.
“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.
Investigators expect to question Naveed Akram once medication wears off and legal counsel is present, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said.
The minister stopped short of blaming the Bondi Beach terror attack on the Australian government, but said 'but nothing was done. The government here contributed to a harsh anti-Israeli atmosphere.' He is scheduled to attend victims' funerals and speak to the local Jewish community
Jewish hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman donated $66,500 to a GoFundMe page for al Ahmed, who was recorded on Sunday crouching behind a car before jumping into action as one of the terrorists shot a firearm at the Jewish celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach
Neighbors said the family living across the street kept to themselves but seemed like any other in the Bonnyrigg suburb, a working-class, well-kept enclave with an ethnically diverse population.
Vanessa and Wayne were separated from their three-year-old daughter during the Bondi Beach attack, but found her protected by a woman who had been shot, lying on top of her.
Jewish organizations worldwide denounced the Bondi Beach mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration, mourning the victims and urging stronger action against rising antisemitic violence.
Law enforcement worldwide is bracing against potential antisemitic attacks and bolstering police presence around Hanukkah events, in light of the fatal shooting attack in Sydney's Bondi Beach. Israel 'strongly' recommended its citizens avoid mass Jewish, Israeli events that are not secured
The Bondi shooting was not an isolated act of violence. It was the logical endpoint of the normalization of radicalized anti-Israel rhetoric in Australia.
Just two weeks prior, Ostrovsky warned about the "alarming surge in Jew-hatred since October 7, including the defilement of Australian landmarks being hijacked as platforms for intimidation."