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A week ago I was praying with Chabad of Bondi Beach. Today they came under attack

‘Australian Jews have had to deal with a tsunami of hated on social media, from anti-Israel demonstrations, graffiti, hurled abuse and violent assault’

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December 14, 2025 13:00

Heavily armed Police at the scene of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach, December 14, 2025 (Credit: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Sydney terror attack

Met Police to increase police presence in Jewish areas following Bondi Beach terror attack

The Metropolitan Police said it is ‘awful reality’ that Jewish communities worldwide face increased levels of threat

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December 14, 2025 13:21

Rabbi Mendy Korer of Islington Chabad with a police officer who visited the Chabad House this morning following the Bondi Beach terror attack in Australia, December 14, 2025 (Credit: Rabbi Mendy Korer)

Sydney terror attack

Latest: Jews urged to show ‘resolve’ after terror attack at Chanukah event on Bondi Beach leaves 12 dead

A gunman was shot dead and another injured and arrested

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December 14, 2025 09:09

A woman holds her baby in a blanket after a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, December 14, 2025 (Credit: DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images)

CST

CST holding discussions to increase security at public Chanukah events following Bondi Beach attack

The Mayor of London meanwhile has confirmed that more security will be added to Chanukah events

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December 14, 2025 10:38

A member of the public leaves the scene with her child, who is covered in an emergency blanket, after a mass shooting at Bondi Beach, December 14, 2025 (Credit: George Chan/Getty Images)

Sydney terror attack

PM says ‘thoughts and prayers’ with Sydney victims as he lights menorah with wife Victoria

Sir Keir Starmer leads messages of sympathy and horror from British political leaders over terror attack on Jewish community in Australia

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December 14, 2025 11:48

Keir Starmer and wife Victoria light a menorah for the first night of Chanukah

Sydney terror attack

Albanese pledges stricter gun laws after Bondi Chanukah attack

The Australian prime minister also confirmed that one of the shooters had been known to security services for six years leading up to the massacre

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December 15, 2025 09:53

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on December 14, 2025 (Getty Images)

Chanukah

The world needs our moral fire

Chanukah is more than a celebration of survival, it is about renewal of our spiritual mission

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December 12, 2025 10:15

Lighting the way: The word Chanukah is closely related to chinuch – education

Sydney terror attack

Netanyahu accuses Australian government of ‘pouring fuel on antisemitic fire’ in run-up to Bondi Chanukah attack

The prime minister pointed to Canberra’s recognition of a Palestinian state and tolerance of anti-Israel protests

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December 15, 2025 10:18

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem on December 8, 2025 (Flash90)

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Over 100 parliamentarians ask police watchdog to investigate Maccabi fan ban

‘We do not have confidence in West Midlands Police's ability to investigate its own actions,’ said the group of MPs and peers

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December 15, 2025 11:23

Police outside the stadium prior to the match between Aston Villa FC and Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC at Villa Park . (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

From Bondi to Manchester: the cost of Western denial on antisemitism

Sydney lays bare the consequences of demonising Israel and shrinking from the fight against extremist ideology that now threatens Western societies themselves

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December 14, 2025 17:25

Police enforce a cordon after the terror attack on the Chanukah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Image: Getty)

Sydney terror attack

UK Jewish community and religious leaders react to Bondi Beach terror attack

The British Jewish community – itself still reeling from a terror attack in Manchester in October which killed two community members – has reacted to this morning’s attack which has claimed 11 lives

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December 14, 2025 12:05