US EditionAustralian Jews’ warnings about rising antisemitism were ignored, U.S. lawmakers say
Bipartisan U.S. lawmakers say warnings about rising global antisemitism were ignored before a Hanukkah shooting in Sydney killed 15 and call for enhanced security and intelligence efforts.
- U.S. lawmakers say warnings went unheeded, noting the Australian Jewish community and a global coalition of Jewish leaders had long alerted rising antisemitism before the Sunday attack.
- U.S. lawmakers and Jewish leaders said Australian authorities ignored warnings that antisemitism was `a cancer` and predicted deadly consequences, echoed by Rep. Brad Schneider.
- AJC leaders urged concrete steps, saying Ted Deutch, AJC CEO, called for prompt confirmation of Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun and increased security funding to prevent massacres like Bondi Beach.
- Some leaders pointed to Canberra's policies, noting a months-ago letter to Anthony Albanese after recognizing Palestinian statehood, while Australian authorities said the attack appeared motivated by Islamic State ideology and groups described a global pattern targeting Jewish communities.
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Mourners call out Australian leaders for rise of antisemitism
CNN’s Angus Watson speaks with mourners who call out Australian leaders for the rise of antisemitism as the community mourns people who were massacred by two gunmen in a terror attack that targeting the Jewish community celebrating the first night of Hannukah at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach.
Australian Jews’ warnings about rising antisemitism were ignored, U.S. lawmakers say
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, multiple Jewish lawmakers emphasized that the Sunday terror attack in which 15 people were killed at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, came after warnings from the Australian Jewish community, and Jewish communities around the world, about the rising violent threats they face — warnings that have often gone ignored, the lawmakers said. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) said that Australian Jews an…
Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said Tuesday night demand that Western governments fight strongly against anti-Semitism and ensure the security of the "Jewish communities in the world" two days after the Sydney bombing."I'm demanding that Western governments do what is necessary to combat anti-Semitism and ensure the necessary security and protection for Jewish communities around the world," said the Israeli Prime Minister in a short H…
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Netanyahu Demands Western Governments Fight Antisemitism
The Australian authorities said the attack was antisemitic, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying it appeared to be \"motivated by Islamic State ideology,\" referring to the jihadist group that swept through Iraq and Syria more than a decade ago.
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