8 d. ago Facebook slow to act on posts celebrating Bondi beach massacre, anti

Exclusive: CST highlights volume of IS-supporting accounts and says social media firms ‘putting all of us in danger’Facebook hosted terrorist propaganda that celebrated the murder of Jews and praised Islamic State, a leading anti-hate group has alleged.The posts included celebrations of the Bondi beach massacre that the Community Security Trust says Facebook has been too slow to take down. The posts were still on Facebook on 16 December, two days after the attack, and received shares and likes. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Facebook slow to act on posts celebrating murder of Jews, anti

Exclusive: CST highlights volume of IS-supporting accounts and says social media firms ‘putting all of us in danger’Facebook hosted terrorist propaganda that celebrated the murder of Jews and praised Islamic State, a leading anti-hate group has alleged.The posts included celebrations of the Bondi beach massacre that the Community Security Trust says Facebook has been too slow to take down. The posts were still on Facebook on 16 December, two days after the attack, and received shares and likes. Continue reading...

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1 week ago In the battle against antisemitism we must accept that Zionism means different things to different people | David Slucki

Among Jews the meaning of the term has evolved – but there is still no consensus. And when people talk past one another there are real-world consequencesThe 14 December Bondi Beach attack targeting Jews at a Hanukah celebration has brought the issue of antisemitism into sharp national focus. In response, the New South Wales government announced measures to further curb hate speech and symbols, and, more controversially, new protest powers. This event and the government’s response have once again raised questions about the relationship between Jews, Israel, Zionism and anti-Zionism.Zionism is a Jewish national movement that sought to create a Jewish state, then to secure and sustain it. But “Zionism” is also a contested label: for many Jews it signifies safety, continuity and belonging; for Palestinians – and for many others – it denotes dispossession and ongoing domination. It’s clear that for different people, the word Zionism means very different things, which leads to people talk...

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1 week ago Car with ‘Happy Chanukah’ sign firebombed in suspected antisemitic attack in Melbourne

Police say the vehicle was set alight in the driveway of a property in St Kilda East in the early hours of Christmas DayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA car with a “Happy Chanukah” sign has been firebombed in a Melbourne suburb in the early hours of Christmas morning.The suspected antisemitic incident comes less than two weeks after the terror attack that targeted Jews celebrating the holiday of Hanukah at Sydney’s Bondi beach and claimed 15 lives. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Bondi Beach terrorist Sajid Akram unmasked as new details of atrocity emerge

Sajid Akram, a university graduate, opened fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on Sunday night, killing 15 people and injuring 40 more

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2 w. ago Bondi Beach massacre dad unmasked at last in final photograph before the deadly attack

Sajid Akram, 50, was shot dead by police after he opened fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach on Sunday night, killing 15 people and injuring 40 more.

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2 w. ago Timeline to terror: How the Bondi Beach massacre suspects went from a 'sweet schoolboy' and loving husband to radical ISIS gunmen

Fifteen civilians were killed and 42 people injured when Naveed Akram, 24, and his father Sajid, 50, allegedly opened fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14.

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2 w. ago Children 'requesting armed officers' ahead of Hanukkah celebrations, GMP chief says

There have been reports of people in Manchester 'celebrating' the mass shooting of Jewish people at Bondi Beach, Sir Stephen Watson said

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2 w. ago ISIS celebrates Bondi Beach terror attack with horrific three words

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2 w. ago Albanese announces new hate speech laws as he concedes more could have been done before Bondi beach attack

Australian prime minister unveils new measures to combat antisemitism as Coalition outlines own plan Victims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updatesHate speech laws will be expanded to directly target “hate preachers” under a new push to stamp out antisemitism, as Anthony Albanese concedes more could have been done to combat anti-Jewish sentiment ahead of the Bondi beach massacre.The home affairs minister will also be granted powers to cancel and reject visas of people who spread “hate and division” under a five-point plan announced on Thursday, after days of intensifying pressure on the prime minister to do more to address antisemitism and radicalisation after Sunday’s terrorist attack on a Hanukah celebration. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Matilda, 10, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach massacre farewelled at emotional service ...and the PM is most definitely NOT invited

Matilda Britvan, ten, was celebrating the first day of Hannukah at Bondi Beach with her family on Sunday evening when she was allegedly gunned down by father and son terrorists.

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3 w. ago Bondi beach ‘attacker’ charged as first victims’ funerals take place

Naveed Akram, 24, is accused of murdering 15 people in a mass shooting at a Jewish celebration on Bondi Beach on Sunday.

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3 w. ago Alleged gunman Naveed Akram is hit with almost 60 CHARGES after 15 killed in Bondi Beach massacre

The man accused of opening fire at a Jewish celebration on Bondi Beach now faces nearly 60 charges after 15 people were killed in the attack.

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3 w. ago Powerful message at the funeral of Bondi Beach massacre victim Rabbi Eli Schlanger

Rabbi Eli Schlanger died protecting his family after two men opened fire on hundreds of Jewish Australians as they celebrated the first day of Hanukkah at Bondi Beach.

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3 w. ago ‘No tears left’: Devastated parents of tragic Matilda, 10, pay heartbreaking tribute to youngest Bondi victim at vigil

THE heartbroken parents of Matilda Britvan, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach massacre, have spoken out at a candlelit vigil. Matilda was just 10 years old when she was shot in the stomach in front of her six-year-old sister. She had been celebrating Hanukkah with her parents Michael and Valentyna on Bondi Beach, Sydney,...

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3 w. ago Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State

Australia’s federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett says a mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was “a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State."

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3 w. ago Bondi Beach massacre of Jews celebrating Chanukah underlines the importance of teaching children not to hate

We should always strive to be one human family that embraces kindness over bitterness and love over hate

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3 w. ago Minute by depraved minute, how the Bondi Beach terror attack unfolded as father

On one of Australia's darkest ever days, two terrorists - a 50-year-old Sajid Akram and his 24-year-old son Naveed - massacred 15 people during an anti-Semitic rampage in Bondi Beach.

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3 w. ago Candles burn across Australia as the nation hopes light will defeat the darkness

Prime minister Anthony Albanese says ‘we are stronger than the cowards’ as people return to the scene of Australia’s worst ever terror attackVictims named so farWhat we know about the Bondi terror attackIn the fading light, they came back to Bondi, to light candles, to sing and to stand together, in solidarity and in defiance of the terror that had been visited upon their beach, their world.Across Bondi, and Sydney, and Australia, people lit candles in solidarity with the Jewish community which suffered the worst antisemitic attack in the country’s history when two gunmen allegedly opened fire on a Hanukah celebration at Bondi Beach shortly after 6:40pm on Sunday evening. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Devastating details emerge on Bondi Beach shooting victims as girls, 10 and 12, among dead

At least 16 people are dead after two terrorist gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach

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