Australian Jewry

Australian mayors to convene in Bondi a year after massacre for a national antisemitism summit

Summit to be led by Combat Antisemitism Movement, as the organization submits landmark evidence to Antisemitism inquiry

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The Sydney Opera House is illuminated with candlelights in Sydney on December 21, 2025, as part of a national day of reflection honouring the victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack.
People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Daughter of Bondi massacre hero joins fight against antisemitism in Australia

“My father ran toward the bullets so others could run away,” Gutnick said. “The least I can do is run forward to combat the hate and strengthen Jewish pride.”

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PEOPLE ATTEND a vigil organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad UK to honour victims of the Bondi attack in Sydney and mark the second night of Hanukkah, in London, Britain, December 15, 2025.

Grapevine, April 10, 2026: Toxic antisemitism

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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The Sydney suburb of Hunters Hill and the Parramatta river.

Sydney council takes ‘clear and principled’ stand against antisemitism

Their strategy is designed as a structured and proactive framework focusing on prevention, education, and response

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Israel investigating whether Iran involved in deadly Bondi Beach shooting

Israeli intelligence has warned that Tehran has been targeting Jewish communities abroad, reportedly smuggling weapons and using social media cells to incite violence.

DECEMBER 14, 2025ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
Police officers walk at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025

Who was Chabad Rabbi Eli Schlanger, killed in Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack? - explainer

Schlanger was at the Hanukkah event to mark the first night of Hanukkah, with over 2,000 in attendance, when two terrorists shot into the crowd, killing at least 10 and wounding dozens. 

DECEMBER 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hatzalah in Sydney volunteers responding a mass shooting at Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025.

Arsen Ostrovsky, 'Post' contributor and pro-Israel human rights lawyer, wounded at Bondi Beach

Just two weeks prior, Ostrovsky warned about the "alarming surge in Jew-hatred since October 7, including the defilement of Australian landmarks being hijacked as platforms for intimidation."

DECEMBER 14, 2025ByJACOB LAZNIK
Arsen Ostrovsky at the scene of the shooting attack at Bondi Beach, Australia, December 14, 2025.

At least 15 dead, including Israeli, dozens wounded in Bondi Beach Hanukkah event massacre

Several more were wounded in the mass shooting targeting the Hanukkah celebration in Australia's largest city, including an Israeli, the Foreign Ministry added.

DECEMBER 14, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER, SHIR PERETS, JAMES GENN
Health workers put a patient into an ambulance after a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025. Australian police said two people were in custody following reports of multiple gunshots on December 14 at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach, urging the public to take shelter.

Australia’s Jews face lurking antisemitism after October 7 in a once 'goldene medina'

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Zionist Federation of Australia president Jeremy Leibler on how Australian Jews were shocked by both the wave of antisemitism post-October 7 and the silence that followed.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Australian Jewry has been confronted by the reality that antisemitism never went away, Zionist Federation of Australia president Jeremy Leibler told the ‘Post.’ Here, protesters hold placards and flags during a rally against antisemitism at The Domain in 2024, in Sydney.