Bondi Beach, Australia and antisemitism
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Israeli officials are blaming the Australian government for ignoring antisemitism before the deadly Sydney terrorist attack at Bondi Beach on Sunday.
Canberra said it had "credible intelligence" Iran likely directed others. The Australian debate is like a mirror of the American debate. Opposition figures had been warning for months that antisemitism was intensifying.
Anger over the Bondi Beach massacre spilled over as Australia’s Jewish community accused the government of failing to halt a years-long increase in antisemitism that culminated in the nation’s worst-ever terrorist incident.
Slain rabbi's letter warning Australian PM about antisemitism gains tragic relevance after deadly Hanukkah terror attack on Bondi Beach left at least 16 dead.
The Bondi Beach attack is the latest and most deadly in a string of antisemitic incidents that have blighted Australia
Aronson is the treasurer of Keneseth Israel in Annapolis. That congregation’s president, J.D. Goldsmith, co-founded the Jewish Federation of Annapolis & the Chesapeake last month along with philanthropist Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi. They aim to create a united front against antisemitism, which, though less common than in 1970, is still present today.
In an earlier interview, she conflated the March for Humanity on Sydney Harbour Bridge in August with the attack, but told SBS News she had not urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests.
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Right-Wing Antisemitism, Liberalism, and Leo Strauss
The new rights fomenting of contempt for all things liberal and the swelling antisemitism among its members are of a piece. To reverse the rising tide of antisemitism within its ranks,