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AustraliaPrime Minister was condemned at the condolence ceremony of the victims bondi beach shooting In Sydney.
Last week, two gunmen opened fire and killed 15 people during Hanukkah celebrations, the first day of the eight-day Jewish holiday.
federal and new South Wales State governments declared Sunday a national day of reflection, as thousands of mourners gathered under tight police security at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach.
Anthony Albanese He was one of the dignitaries at that commemoration, which was attended by more than 10,000 people. When Mr Albanese’s presence was acknowledged the crowd booed him. Opposition leader Susan Ley, who said a Conservative government led by her this year would overturn a decision by Albanese’s centre-left Labor Party government to recognize Palestinian statehood, was cheered.
Mr Albanese has ordered a review of the country’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies following the devastating attack. He said the review would examine whether federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies had the right powers, structures, processes and shared arrangements to keep Australians safe.
“The atrocities inspired by ISIS last Sunday reinforce the rapidly changing security environment in our country. Our security agencies must be in the best position to respond,” the prime minister said in a statement. He said the review would be completed by the end of April.
Alex Rivchin, co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, said grieving families felt “sadly, unforgivably let down” by the government’s failures to combat the rise in anti-Semitism in Australia since the war between Israel and Hamas began in 2023.
“I’ve spent time with the families of the victims. They’re just distraught. They’re still in shock. They don’t know what to do with themselves, let alone think about moving forward and healing,” Mr. Rivchin said.
“There’s a lot of anger in the community now, too. I think we’re going through different emotions, different stages, and there’s a real feeling of being let down and betrayed. And the community wants answers and we want change,” he said.
Health department officials said 13 of those injured in Bondi were still hospitalized sydney hospital.
These include 24-year-old alleged gunman Naveed Akram, who was shot dead by the police. He has been charged with 15 counts of murder and 40 counts of causing hurt with intent to murder in relation to the injured.
His 50-year-old father Sajid Akram was shot dead by the police on the spot.
“This is the pinnacle of anti-Semitism in our country,” David Ossip, president of the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, told the crowd at Bondi Beach. “This will be the moment when the light begins to eclipse the darkness.”
Indigenous leaders held a traditional smoking ceremony on Sunday morning at the Bondi Pavilion along the waterfront, where an impromptu memorial has grown over the past week thanks to an accumulation of flowers and heartfelt messages.
Rabbi Levi Wolf said at the memorial, “Australians appreciate that this is an attack that was not just against the Jewish people – we are an easy target – but this is an attack on Australian values and they will come here and they will stand shoulder to shoulder with us, as they told people in this country last week that there is no tolerance for hatred. There is no place in our beautiful country for violence.”