Bondi Beach mass shooting

Sydney showed what the West really thinks Jewish lives are worth - opinion

Yesterday, I found myself thinking about Matilda, a ten-year-old girl who was murdered in Sydney. What does she have to do with the conflict in the Middle East?

Demonstrators holds a placard as they take part in the 'Nationwide March for Palestine' protest in Sydney, Australia, August 24, 2025.
Rabbi Levi Wolff lights a menorah at Bondi Pavilion to honour the victims of a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.

Australian Jewish leaders on buildup to massacre: 'Intifada was globalized and came to Bondi'

The nine identified victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack.

Holocaust survivors, rabbis, a child: Who are the nine known victims of Bondi Beach terror attack?

People hold up their phones with the lights on during a vigil, following the fatal shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach during celebrations for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, in Jerusalem, December 15, 2025.

World Jewish Restitution Organization conference links age-old antisemitism to Bondi attack


Countries failed to speak with clarity about the Australia attack - analysis

The Bondi Beach attack was not confusing. It was absolutely clear that gunmen were shooting at people. And it was absolutely clear that the target was a Jewish Hanukkah event.

A menorah is projected onto the Sydney Opera House sails after a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.

Should Israel issue a military response if Iran was behind the Bondi attack? - analysis

A senior US official told Fox News that if Iran ordered the Australia attack, Washington would fully support a direct Israeli counter-strike on Iranian territory.

A man lights a candle of a Hanukkiyah during a vigil, following a fatal shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach during celebrations for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, in Jerusalem, December 15, 2025.

Netanyahu says Israel is safer than Diaspora for Jews, but what do the numbers say? - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Australian Jews to emigrate to Israel after the attack on Sunday in Bondi Beach, but numbers do not support this claim.

An illustrative image of Jews making aliyah to Israel.

What is known about father-son duo who carried out Bondi Hannukah terror attack? - explainer

The pair had told family members that they were on a fishing trip in Jervis Bay on Sunday, but were actually in a short-term rental in Campsie (a Sydney suburb). 

Police officers walk at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025

Ignoring antisemitism leads to violence against Jews: Lessons from Bondi Beach – opinion

The Bondi Beach mass shooting was not unforeseeable; it was the product of years of denial and tolerance for hate.

PEOPLE PAY respects at Bondi Pavilion after a shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Dec. 15, 2025.

'He's a good boy': Mother of alleged Bondi shooter says she believes he is innocent

“He doesn’t have a firearm. He doesn’t even go out. He doesn’t mix around with friends. He doesn’t drink, he doesn’t smoke, he doesn’t go to bad places…"

Ahmed al-Ahmad tackles a shooter during the Bondi Beach shooting attack. December 14, 2025.

Australian politicians consider tighter gun laws as Bondi Hanukkah massacre terrorists had license

For between 10 and 20 minutes on Sunday evening, the gunmen had fired on attendees at the Hanukkah event, gunning down men, women and children as terrified beachgoers fled.

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025.

No link between Bondi Beach shooting to Palestinian recognition, Australia's Albanese stresses

"And overwhelmingly, most of the world recognises a two-state solution as being the way forward in the Middle East," he said.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025.

Bondi Beach massacre proves antisemitism is now global contagion - analysis

The Bondi Beach attack was not confusing. It was clear very quickly that these were gunmen shooting at people. It was also very quickly made clear that the targeted event was a Jewish Hanukkah event.

Flowers and an Israeli flag lie on the ground in a makeshift memorial following the attack on a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.

Heroism at Bondi: Ahmed al-Ahmed's actions show universal value of human life - opinion

Ahmed al-Ahmed, a local fruit vendor, rushed toward a terrorist during a Hanukkah celebration and risked his own life to save others.

NEW SOUTH WALES Premier Chris Minns visits Ahmed al-Ahmed, who is credited with seizing a rifle from one of the gunmen at the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting and saving lives, in the hospital in Sydney, on December 15, 2025.

After Bondi Beach attack, Diaspora Jews can no longer assume safety - opinion

The Bondi attack did not come out of nowhere – and its consequences reach far beyond Australia.

Members of the local Jewish community embrace at the Bondi Pavillion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 15, 2025.