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Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
The Bondi Beach shooting at a Chabad event in Sydney has killed at least 15 people, including a rabbi
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Fast Forward Hanukkah shooting leaves at least 15 dead at Australia’s most popular beach
Families were gathered at Bondi Beach for a Chabad event to celebrate the first night of the holiday
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Fast Forward Australia accuses Iran of directing antisemitic attacks, expels ambassador
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said police had come to 'a deeply disturbing conclusion' about Iranian involvement in local violence against Jewish targets
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Fast Forward Australia joins list of nations to recognize Palestinian state; New Zealand says it could follow
“There is a moment of opportunity here,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said
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Fast Forward Australian police arrest suspect in December arson attack on Melbourne synagogue
The arson attack came amid a sharp escalation in antisemitic violence in the country
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Fast Forward Melbourne protesters chant ‘Death to the IDF’ days after attacks on local synagogue, Israeli restaurant
The chant also featured in the storming of the restaurant Miznon on Friday night
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Fast Forward Australia cancels Kanye West’s visa over controversial ‘Heil Hitler’ song: ‘We don’t need that in Australia’
“We have enough problems in this country already without deliberately importing bigotry,” an official said of the cancellation
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Fast Forward In UK and Australia, lawmakers are trying to curb protests outside of synagogues
'I have listened to your calls for change,' the U.K. home secretary told a Jewish group’s gala
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Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
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Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
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Fast Forward Hanukkah shooting leaves at least 15 dead at Australia’s most popular beach
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Fast Forward Father and son suspects in Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack identified as Sajid and Naveed Akram by law enforcement
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