"We have warned for years that the unceasing antisemitic vitriol on our streets would evolve into antisemitic violence if left unchecked. We have warned that verbal abuse becomes graffiti, becomes arson, becomes physical violence, becomes murder."
"This is not just a terrible day for the Jewish community, for Bondi, and for Sydney but for all of Australia, and for the values we hold dear, that are the bedrock of what for so long has been our inclusive, harmonious society."
"What once seemed distant or uncomfortable can no longer be ignored. Taunts from the Opera House steps, synagogues set alight and now massacres at a celebration form a clear pattern. This is not the Australia we know and it cannot be the Australia we accept."
A gun attack targeted a Hanukah gathering on Bondi Beach in Sydney, killing at least 11 people and injuring 29; one alleged gunman was also killed, bringing the total dead to 12. Police designated the incident a terrorist attack. Community leaders described the assault as deliberate and targeted, and national authorities condemned it as antisemitic. The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council warned that sustained antisemitic vitriol has escalated from verbal abuse to graffiti, arson, physical violence and murder. The prime minister called the shootings evil antisemitism. The federal envoy to combat antisemitism warned that taunts, arson at synagogues and recent massacres form a clear, dangerous pattern, noting a surge in incidents after 7 October 2023.
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