The Adelaide festival board did not dump a Jewish columnist from its 2024 lineup at Adelaide writers’ week, despite being lobbied by a group of 10 academics – including Randa Abdel-Fattah – to do so. On Saturday South Australia’s premier, Peter Malinauskas, claimed that the board had dumped the New York Times pro-Israel columnist Thomas […]
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Bondi terror attack updates: NSW opposition leader says low policing levels left Jewish event attendees ‘sitting ducks’; PM speaking with antisemitism envoy ‘daily’ | Australia news
Policing levels left Hanukah event attendees ‘sitting ducks’, says NSW Liberal leader Luca Ittimani Kellie Sloane, NSW’s opposition leader, has said police didn’t provide enough resources to Sunday’s attack. Sloane said more needed to be revealed about the decisions on police resourcing to protect Jewish events, both to protect the community and the police. She […]
Jewish Community on Edge Following Bondi Beach Attack
“It’s a day that I think we were all dreading in the Jewish community. It was the day that we had, I suppose, in many ways, warned government and higher authorities of the possibility and the risk. And it feels almost like we were unheard, almost invisible.” “This was a massacre, a pogrom here in […]
Bondi beach shooting live: Victoria announces $2m package to protect Jewish community and combat radicalisation; new record for blood donation | Australia news
Allan announces $2m community safety package Benita Kolovos The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, is holding a press conference at the Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre in Caulfield to announce a $2m community safety package. The package includes: $900m for the Community Safety Group to deploy further security measures at community events, holiday programs and Jewish […]
At least 15 killed in Australian shooting targeting Jewish community, officials say
At least 15 people were killed on Sunday as two gunmen opened fire at Australia’s Bondi Beach in an attack that targeted a Jewish event, according to police in New South Wales, Australia. “Police can confirm 16 people have died and 40 people remain in hospital following yesterday’s shooting at Bondi,” according to an update […]
Jewish community targeted in Australia’s deadliest shooting in decades
Tessa Wong,Bondi beachand Tiffanie Turnbull,Sydney Getty The shooting at Bondi beach targeted a Jewish Hanukkah event where many families were present The first day of Hanukkah was a sweltering one in Sydney – a perfect afternoon to spend at Australia’s most iconic beach. More than 1,000 people were enjoying a festival marking the occasion at […]