"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

President Herzog was invited to visit Australia by the Australian government and the Jewish community,” according to the statement.

At a recent peaceful Hanukkah celebration of Australian Jews at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, two gunmen opened fire on families who were singing, laughing, eating festive food and enjoying fellowship.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was booed at a memorial for victims of the mass shooting as officials ordered a national security review.

Three weeks before the Hanukkah mass shooting in Australia that has become the deadliest attack on Diaspora Jews in decades, the mayor of the affected region had been feted at a global summit for fighting antisemitism.

Court documents released on Monday include new details about the deadly attack and the men suspected of carrying it out.

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.

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