Bondi Beach mass shooting

For Australian IDF soldiers, Bondi shooting triggered memories of Oct. 7

While the community was reeling from the attack, some of its young members were serving in the IDF on the other side of the world.

ISRAELI AMBASSADOR to Australia Amir Maimon and others watch the beginning of a new Torah scroll at the Sydney Opera House during a ceremony on the National Day of Mourning.
The ink on a memorial message sheet bleeds after rainfall as people lay flowers and pay tribute to honour the victims of a mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 20, 2025.

Hospital staff changed Jewish Bondi victim’s name on system, removed religion, without permission

Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends Israel Hayom conference in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025.

Herzog announces visit to Australia, will meet Australian Jews, political leaders during trip

As International Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches we ask whether the lessons of the past have taught us anything?

‘Never again’ is a moral test, not a ceremony: Why are Jews still attacked worldwide? - opinion


Australia's lower house of Parliament toughens up on gun laws in wake of Bondi Beach shooting

The bill, which was opposed by conservative lawmakers, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 96 to 45 and will now go to the Senate.

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns speaks during a condolence motion following the shooting at a Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach, in the Legislative Assembly at Parliament House in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2025.

Weeks after tragic attack, Australian educators visit Israel for KKL-JNF seminar

Coming just weeks after the deadly Bondi Beach, the visit was of significant importance to the attendees.

Australian educators visit Israel as part of a KKL-JNF visit, weeks after the Bondi Beach terror attack, January 2026.

Australia’s Parliament honors Bondi Beach shooting victims with moment of silence, speeches

The attack shocked the nation and led to calls for tougher action on antisemitism and gun control, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledging tougher action on both.

A memorial of pebbles in remembrance to the lives lost during the Bondi Beach mass shooting on December 14, 2025, in Sydney, Australia, January 16, 2026.

'Give us back our Australia': Post-Bondi massacre, Jews send a message to the world - opinion

What happened at Bondi was an assault on the idea that free societies can remain free if they abandon the values that sustain them.

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.

Uncomfortable truth behind being a Diaspora Jew today - opinion

A stark look at the comfort, denial, and growing danger facing Jews abroad and the hard choices history keeps demanding from Jews.

An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

Jackson synagogue arsonist unconnected to pro-Palestinian movement

Jewish activists and communities have been engaged in debate over which corner poses the greatest threat, and new incidents are often met with immediate speculation over the attacker’s motivations.

AMBASSADOR DEBORAH Lipstadt, US Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism speaks during 'March For Israel' at the National Mall on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Australia's royal commission exposes antisemitism crisis across western nations - opinion

For the first time since October 7, Australia has seen a major public outpouring of grief. The Bondi tragedy has drawn attention to the scale of government inaction, jolting the nation awake.

NSW Premier Chris Minns and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attend a press conference at NSW Police headquarters, following a deadly shooting incident during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Fundraiser for ICE agent who killed Renee Good includes antisemitic attack on Minneapolis Mayor

The description of the shooting claimed that "this didn’t happen in a vacuum - it’s the direct result of anti-American traitors like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (who is Jewish) fanning the flames."

MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR Jacob Frey speaks at a press conference, after an US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 12, 2026.

Thirty days after Bondi Beach, can Australia’s multicultural project survive? - opinion

The Opera House. The Harbor Bridge. Bondi Beach. Each one an icon, a totem, a postcard. More than just a place, they imbued the very idea of Australia: a land of optimism, freedom, egalitarianism.

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.

Bondi Beach crossroads: In the wake of terror, Australian Jews stand tall, not small - opinion

There is a real possibility that this attack will mark not only a descent into fear, but the beginning of a different kind of reckoning – one where Jews respond by standing taller, not smaller.

Friends and family attend the funeral of Dan Alkayim, who was murdered in a mass terrorist shooting attack on December 14, 2025 at Bondi Beach in Sydney, at a cemetery in Ashdod, southern Israel, December 25, 2025.