Australia, Bondi Beach and Antisemitic
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Australia's prime minister said Monday that the suspects in the shooting at the Hanukkah event were “clearly” motivated by extremist ideology.
Jewish leader says government ignored warnings before deadly Bondi Beach terror attack at Hanukkah event killed 15. 'We warned them this would happen."
As two gunmen killed at least 16 people and wounded at least 40 others on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, bystanders recorded footage of much of the attack on video. Those clips provides striking details of how Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in 30 years unfolded.
Family and friends say Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who helped plan the targeted Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach, was among the 15 people killed.
When shots started ringing out at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, Logan Wein and Jordy Velasco turned into oncoming traffic and warned people headed toward the water to turn around altogether.
After warnings about rising antisemitism, the Bondi Beach attack highlights the limits of prevention in a polarized Australia—and the pressures bearing down on leaders.