Australia, Bondi Beach
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"The Bondi beach attack in Australia sits at the intersection of growing antisemitism, fractured social cohesion, enduring influence of Islamic State ideology, and mishandling by the government," writ
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was booed at a memorial for victims of the mass shooting as officials ordered a national security review.
Thousands gathered a week after gunmen killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration. But hints of political divisions and anti-immigration rhetoric have emerged.
Ahmed al Ahmed, the Syrian-Australian father who wrestled a shotgun from one of the gunmen attacking a Jewish gathering, is facing a long road to recovery.
Australia will use a sweeping buyback scheme to "get guns off our streets," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday.
Australia proposes new hate speech laws and gun buyback program after Bondi Beach attack, sparking a heated debate over the government's response.
President Herzog was invited to visit Australia by the Australian government and the Jewish community,” according to the statement.
The 43-year-old allegedly displayed a Nazi symbol and advocated for violence against the Jewish community on X as Australia cracks down on antisemitism after the Bondi Beach shooting.
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