Attack on Hannukah celebration at Bondi Beach follows rising antisemitism in Australia World Dec 14, 2025 4:01 PM EST

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — At least 16 people were killed Sunday in an attack on a Hannukah celebration at a popular Sydney beach and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was quick to call it an act of antisemitic terrorism. Antisemitism has been on the rise in Australia, fueled in part by Israel’s war in Gaza, even as local Jewish groups have decried the lack of support from authorities.

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Worldwide, Australia and Italy experienced the biggest increase in antisemitic attacks in 2024, according to Uriya Shavit, who oversees an annual report about global antisemitism from Tel

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