An event to celebrate the Jewish festival of Hanukkah (or Chanukah) was underway at the beach when the attack happened. Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, said “Jewish sisters and brothers in Sydney” had been “attacked by vile terrorists as they went to light the first candle of Chanukah.” He also said, “Time and again we called on the Australian government to take action and fight against the enormous wave of antisemitism that is plaguing Australian society.” The Israeli embassy in India posted on X, “Those who call to ‘globalise the intifada’, are de-facto calling to murder innocent Jews on a global...
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