1 week ago Bondi attack suspects not part of ‘broader terrorist cell’, Australian police say

The two men accused of the Bondi beach terror attack earlier this month were not part of a “broader terrorist cell”, Australian Police said.

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2 w. ago Retribution fears as Australian Muslims see surge in Islamophobic hate since Bondi terror attack

Security stepped up at mosques amid spate of targeted abuse as leaders mourn Bondi victims and say community will not ‘claim victimhood’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThreats and hate speech against Muslim Australians have surged in the wake of the Bondi beach attack, with one mosque receiving dozens of offensive phone calls and reports of people being targeted in the street.As Australia’s Jewish community deals with trauma from the attack that killed 15 people at a Hanukah event, religious leaders say societal and political divisions has led to other groups being targeted by hatred. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The immediate shock and terror of the Bondi shooting is giving way to anger and division. We must look for the light | Paul Daley

Some politicians have gone straight for the darkness, seeking to foment racial division. But we need community now more than everVictims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updatesAs Australia winds down for a traditional Christmas holiday across languorous days of beach and blistering heat set to the soundtrack of Test cricket and cicada song, this year the country’s summer mood feels, sadly, like none before.It would be a dramatic understatement to describe the national disposition after the antisemitic terrorist attack on Australian Jews during Bondi Hanukah celebrations as one of mere ennui. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lewis Capaldi addresses Bondi terrorist attack on stage at Adelaide leg of Aussie tour

Lewis Capaldi took a moment to honour the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre during his Australian tour. 

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3 w. ago Bondi Beach terror attack ‘inspired by Islamic State’, Australian police say

Father and son Sajid and Naveed Akram opened fire on more than 1,000 people attending a Jewish festival

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3 w. ago Australian police say Bondi terror attack was ‘inspired by Islamic State’

Homemade IS flags were found in a vehicle registered to Naveed Akram, police said.

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3 w. ago As Sydney reels after the Bondi attack, Jewish Australians reckon with an ongoing sense of threat

‘I would hope that as a response, a million people were willing to march around this country to stand up and say that antisemitism has no place here’Victims of Bondi beach terror attackBondi terror attack: full reportFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesRabbi Benjamin Elton was driving back from co-officiating a wedding in Jervis Bay – a picturesque beach location about three hours south of Sydney – when he started to get the messages.His WhatsApp groups buzzed with reports – some accurate, some not – about an attack in Bondi, about the number and names of the wounded and dead. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago With their dead ‘still lying before them’, Sydney’s Jewish community searches for a way forward

‘I would hope that as a response, a million people were willing to march around this country to stand up and say that antisemitism has no place here’Victims of Bondi beach terror attackBondi terror attack: full reportFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesRabbi Benjamin Elton was driving back from co-officiating a wedding in Jervis Bay – a picturesque beach location about three hours south of Sydney – when he started to get the messages.His WhatsApp groups buzzed with reports – some accurate, some not – about an attack in Bondi, about the number and names of the wounded and dead. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Australian rugby in mourning as 'absolute legend' killed in Bondi Beach attack

Fifteen people are now confirmed to have died in the attack at the world-famous beach on Sunday

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3 w. ago Netanyahu says Australian government ‘let disease’ of antisemitism spread before Bondi attack

Benjamin Netanyahu says he sent Anthony Albanese a letter warning that the "Australian government's policy was promoting and encouraging antisemitism" in the country four months before the Bondi Beach attack.

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3 w. ago Netanyahu says Australian government ‘let disease’ of antisemitism spread before Bondi Beach attack

Benjamin Netanyahu said he sent Anthony Albanese a letter warning that the "Australian government's policy was promoting and encouraging antisemitism" in the country four months before the Bondi Beach attack.

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3 w. ago After the Bondi attack, all Australians must support the right of Jews to live without fear

Long before the shocking killings in Sydney, the threat of antisemitic violence was often left unchallenged. That must changeLike all Australians, Bondi isn’t just a place to me, it lives in my heart as a symbol of who we are. As a child I spent many Sundays on the beach at North Bondi life-savers as a “nipper”, and as a former mayor of Waverley council and a local councillor for more than a decade, I have walked its concrete ramparts thousands of times, in all its seasons.In a few weeks, visitors from every corner of the globe will gather there to celebrate Christmas. For locals, it is a place of peace and play. For the small Jewish community, it is also a place where festivals are marked openly and proudly. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago After the Bondi attack, all Australians must support the right of Jews to live without fear | George Newhouse

Long before the shocking killings in Sydney, the threat of antisemitic violence was often left unchallenged. That must changeLike all Australians, Bondi isn’t just a place to me, it lives in my heart as a symbol of who we are. As a child I spent many Sundays on the beach at North Bondi life-savers as a “nipper”, and as a former mayor of Waverley council and a local councillor for more than a decade, I have walked its concrete ramparts thousands of times, in all its seasons.In a few weeks, visitors from every corner of the globe will gather there to celebrate Christmas. For locals, it is a place of peace and play. For the small Jewish community, it is also a place where festivals are marked openly and proudly. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘We stand with you’: Jewish leaders around world respond to Bondi beach attack

Communities express shock and solidarity after at least 12 people killed in Sydney at event marking start of HanukahBondi beach shooting: live updatesWhat we know so far about the attackJewish communities across the world have reacted with shock, sadness and solidarity after what Australia’s prime minister described as a “targeted attack on Jewish Australians” at Bondi beach in Sydney.On Sunday, as hundreds of people were gathered to celebrate the first day of Hanukah, the Jewish festival of lights, at least two individuals armed with guns began firing on crowds on the beach. At least 11 people were killed and 29 injured in what police designated as a terrorist attack. One of the alleged gunman was also killed, bringing the total number of dead to 12. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Photos show the scene of a deadly attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach

Two gunmen shot dead at least 11 people on Sunday during a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Australian authorities said, declaring it a terrorist attack. One gunman was fatally shot by police and the second arrested.

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