Bondi Beach mass shooting

Herzog announces visit to Australia, will meet Australian Jews, political leaders during trip

President Isaac Herzog will be traveling to Australia from February 8 to February 12, where he will meet with Jewish leaders, victims of the Bondi Beach massacre, and Australian politicians.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends Israel Hayom conference in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025.
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Alexander Kleytman zl helping another Jew lay tefillin.

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TAL NIR (L) and Ilana O’Malley.

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Albanese rejects royal commission into Hanukkah Bondi attack

Australian officials say an internal review into the Bondi Hanukkah attack will move faster than a royal commission, as calls from families and Jewish groups for a public inquiry continue.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025

When warnings are ignored: Bondi Beach paid the price for tolerated extremism - opinion

Unchecked hatred of Jews set the stage for the Bondi Beach mass shooting.

A homemade Islamic State flag located in the vehicle CN59DR, which, according to a court document, is believed to have been used by Sajid and Naveed Akram, suspects in the shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.

NSW Premier doesn't rule out deploying army to protect Sydney’s Jewish community

During a press conference, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns warned the public that Sydney residents could expect to face increased security on the streets. 

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns speaks during a condolence motion following the shooting at a Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach, in the Legislative Assembly at Parliament House in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2025.

Australian rabbis join calls urging Albanese to launch a royal commission on antisemitism

The Rabbinical Association of Australasia said the government's responses to the country's atmosphere of antisemitism had not been sufficient.

General view of the memorial at Bondi Pavilion on December 21, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Not what I used to call home: Bondi attack shocks Australian Jews, tests national values - opinion

The Jewish community, already dismayed by the less-than-friendly stance to Israel of the current Labor government, is seeing a dim and grim Australia that it had not previously known.

An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

The decisive battle for Israel isn’t in Gaza – it’s in the world’s imagination - opinion

For decades, Hamas has understood something essential about modern conflict: wars are no longer decided solely by military strength but by global perception.

An illustrative image of newspapers covering the Israel-Hamas War.

Confronting antisemitism requires coordination, action, and Jewish unity - opinion

Israel and the Jewish Diaspora face a shared ongoing crisis as global antisemitism rises around the world.

Flowers and an Israeli flag lie on the ground in a makeshift memorial following the attack on a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.

Instead of tackling antisemitism, cities worldwide are placing Jews under house arrest - opinion

Rather than clamping down on blatant persecution of Jews, in the towns where they live and at the places they frequent, Jews are being told to avoid gathering because it's too dangerous.

 People take part in a protest to mark 100 days since the start of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza during a march in London, Britain, January 13, 2024.

Police up presence in response to calls for Sydney 'bashing day' rally against 'Middle Easterns'

Police promised to take a zero-tolerance policy against any potential violent protest, which was planned at the site of the Cronulla riots.

A police vehicle passes the Downing Centre Local and District Court, on the day of a hearing on an application in connection with the mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2025.

Why is the West still turning a blind eye to the Islamic challenge? - opinion

We’re fed that the threat is imaginary even while schools censor themselves, police hesitate, courts bend, and citizens whisper what they won’t say aloud. 

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstrator holds a sign that reads, ‘Glory to the martyrs, victory to the resistance,’ on Columbia University campus, on the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.