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The Israeli prime minister made his statements just hours after the shooting, in which 15 people were killed. Truthout appeals urgently for your end-of-year support. To confront Trump’s fascism in 2026 we will need significant resources.
This is an atrocious downplaying of real antisemitism at a time when rampant Jew hatred is killing people,” said an American congressional candidate and school shooting survivor.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's support for a Palestinian state, linking it to rising antisemitism following a deadly shooting in Sydney.
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After Sydney attack, Netanyahu says he warned Canberra was ‘pouring fuel on antisemitic fire’
Israeli politicians liken terror attack to Oct. 7, accuse Australia of ignoring anti-Jewish incidents in lead-up; some officials say victims' blood is on government's hands
Netanyahu during the war in Gaza has repeatedly sought to link widespread calls for a Palestinian state, and criticism of Israel’s military offensive in the territory following Hamas' 2023 attack, to growing incidents of antisemitism worldwide.
Follow our live coverage of the Bondi Beach shooting.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at Australia’s leader over the mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, saying he had warned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that “your call for a Palestinian state pours fuel on the antisemitic fire”.
At least 12 people were killed and 29 injured after two gunmen opened fire at people gathered at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar blamed Australia's government for a deadly attack on a Hanukkah event that killed 11 people.
The Israeli President Isaac Herzog or Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar will visit Australia in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
Officials said 15 people were shot and killed Sunday in a targeted attack on a Jewish holiday celebration, to mark the start of Hanukkah, in Australia's Bondi Beach.