This is the Forward’s coverage of the 2025 mass shooting at a Chabad Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
Bondi Beach Hanukkah Attack
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Opinion I’m a neuroscientist. Here’s why Ahmed al Ahmed’s bravery at Bondi Beach strains our narratives.
In a world seemingly defined by group loyalty, al Ahmed stands out, writes a neuroscientist
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Opinion The Israel news we don’t hear – and the forces that silence us
What would the conversation have been if any other group, but the Jewish community, had been targeted?
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News Christians are displaying menorahs in their windows post-Bondi Beach attack. Why some Jews object
Some see the practice as an act of solidarity, while others are wary of cultural appropriation
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Fast Forward Australian authorities confirm that Bondi Beach attackers were affiliated with Islamic State terror group
The group has historically opposed Hamas but has sought to capitalize on recent groundswell of pro-Palestinian sentiment.
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Fast Forward New footage emerges of Jewish man trying to disarm Bondi Beach shooters before massacre
Boris Gurman was killed, as was his wife Sofia
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Opinion Why Sydney’s Hanukkah attack was not a surprise to hate researchers
An Australian researcher who tracks online hate says the Bondi Beach attack was shocking — but not unexpected, given a sharp rise in antisemitic sentiment since Oct. 7.
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Fast Forward Jewish donors help raise $1.3M for Ahmed al Ahmed, the Muslim man who disarmed a Bondi Beach attacker
Jewish hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman donated $66,500 to a GoFundMe page for al Ahmed
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Opinion The Bondi Beach attack is inspiring Jewish pride. For our children’s sake, we need to allow our fear, too.
Sometimes the most Jewish thing we can do is to sit quietly with children in their fear, writes the head of the Jewish Education Project
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