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.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose government earlier this year recongized a Palestinian state, was booed by the crowd.
A candle projection lit up Sydney Opera House today, marking a National Day of Reflection honoring the victims of a gun attack last week. Two gunmen targeted a seaside Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people and injuring dozens of others.
The funerals of Rabbi Eli Schlanger and Rabbi Yaakov Levitan were held amid grief and anger after the Islamic State-inspired, father-and-son terrorist attack at Bondi Beach killed 15 and wounded many more.
Hundreds had gathered for an event at Bondi Beach called Chanukah by the Sea, which was celebrating the start of the Hanukkah Jewish festival.
A Hanukkah celebration on warm summer's evening at Sydney's Bondi Beach became a scene of terror Sunday when gunmen opened fire, causing deaths and injuries, chaos and fear.
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age have pulled an opinion piece published by controversial Cumberland City Council Councillor Ahmed Ouf.