After two gunmen murdered at least 15 Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah on a beach in Australia, the reaction in Western Massachusetts was swift and severe. “My first and foremost reaction to the horrific shooting at Bondi Beach was I wish it simply hadn’t happened. I remember visiting (there) many years ago and recall what a lovely place it was. Now that memory is marred by this terrible action,” said Imam Mirza Yawar Baig, who leads the Islamic Society of Western Massachusetts. Authorities in Australia are crediting a Muslim man with preventing an escalating loss of life by tackling one of...
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
