US lawmakers are investigating antisemitism within the APA following complaints of hostile environments, controversial statements by leaders, and insufficient action by the organization.
Petitions submitted by several human rights organizations argued that current police conduct allows officers to define, based on their personal perception, suspects who appear 'problematic,' to demand identification without any explanation, and to check their information in police databases
Any deliberate attempt to exploit pain after such an attack does not serve justice for the dead; rather, it sows fear, recrimination and suspicion. Israel's choice of words, especially today, matters
The Bondi shooting was not an isolated act of violence. It was the logical endpoint of the normalization of radicalized anti-Israel rhetoric in Australia.
Because the opposition has indicated it will not cooperate with the coalition's investigation committee, the current draft of the bill effectively gives the government the power to appoint all six committee members
The letter's signatories called on Netanyahu's government to either 'take responsibility' and establish the commission or resign from their positions and 'let the people decide'
Chabad rabbi Eli Schlanger, killed in the Bondi Beach shooting, urged Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to stand with Israel in a September open letter on Facebook.
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The mass shooting that killed at least 11 at Sydney's Bondi Beach – the first time gun violence targeted Jews in Australia – comes only a week after a major report documented a rise in antisemitic events in Australia in the two years since the Oct. 7 attack in Israel
Local media identified the man as Ahmed al Ahmed. His cousin spoke to Seven News outside the hospital where he is being treated for gunshot wounds sustained in the attack. The Premier of New South Wales state said it was 'the most unbelievable scene' he's ever seen
TV director Minkie Spiro's work on shows from 'Better Call Saul' to 'All Her Fault,' hasn't stopped her from starting an Israel-focused production company. 'I'm very privileged to have navigated a career in the TV industry as someone who is both a woman and Jewish,' she says
From antisemitic graffiti to violent threats and deadly attacks, in the wake of the Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration shooting, the list of antisemitic incidents in Australia continues to grow.
Eyewitnesses to the deadly shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney described scenes of terror as gunmen opened fire. One witness told Haaretz he 'immediately understood' the Jewish event was the target, as others spoke of bodies on the ground, nonstop gunfire and families fleeing in panic
Since October 7, Dervis Hizarci, longtime chairman of the Kreuzberg Initiative against Antisemitism, has been overcome with despair, watching many of the bridges he helped build over the years begin to crumble. Caught between his Muslim and Jewish friends, he vows nonetheless not to give up the good fight
Israel's prime minister also said 'antisemitism is a cancer that spreads when leaders are silent,' in response to the attack that killed at least 15 people at a Hannukah event. Diaspora minister Chikli said the Australian government bore the 'sole responsibility' for the attack after failing to act decisively against antisemitism