Vivian Bercovici: Bondi Beach massacre is what globalizing the intifada looks likes |
Antisemitism has been allowed to metastasize in both Australia and Canada. Their leaders should not be surprised, or allow it any longer
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More than 1,000 Jewish people congregated on Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah, a festival of light and miracles.
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What unfolded was disturbingly reminiscent of October 7. Two gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons targeting the gathering of Jews. Shouts of “Allahu Akhbar” were reportedly heard. One of the gunmen is captured on video warning people who were not Jewish to run away. The event was unguarded, but the nearest police station was a mere 150 metres away. Eyewitnesses say it took what seemed like an eternity for police to arrive and respond, between five and 10 minutes.
In the meantime, at last count, 16 people were murdered and dozens injured. Video circulating on social media shows beachgoers running — screaming children, the elderly, families, all ages. It was the end of a hot summer day in Sydney. The beach was jammed.
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