Bondi beach mass shooting

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Just horrendous. There was a big Jewish gathering on the beach. Jewish festival goers targeted by two gunmen. At least ten people dead according to police.

I'm avoiding any events like that and Xmas markets.

Bloody hell. I am so sorry. This may be a normal sorta number elsewhere but it is just massive in Australia.

What a great idea, thank you for highlighting. I think many of us are looking for practical ways of supporting our Jewish community in the U.K.

My post refers to the bullshit you’ve posted claiming that Australia doesn’t protect Jewish people and allows Jewish hatred to increase.

We’ve had non stop coverage of the attack for over three hours on tv.

That was a very good statement, clear and not mincing words. Wish the UK police did similarly!

Would you call a shooting in a mosque anti Muslim? Your mental gymnastics are admirable.

It didnt really matter to me where the link was from , it was the fact the BBC etc would not show it

The point of the link was to show the bravery of this man in such adversity

In these sort of situations, it matters greatly where links come from.

Responding to hatred by supporting another hate organization through clicks is not the way.

Agree with this.

Here is a post referencing statistics in Australia. Jews there are not feeling protected. This is a very real problem, which resulted in at least 12 murders today. To call it 'bullshit' is highly disrespectful and vile.

I suggest you reflect on that and apologise.

https://bod.org.uk/bod-news/global-jewish-leaders-australias-antisemitism-spike-is-a-warning-for-democracies-worldwide/

German police have just arrested a number of men who were planning an attack on an Xmas Market.

I think the trouble is that the "Palestinian cause" was co-opted by people with much darker motives, who have exploited the well-meaning. The first rally in London was organised on 7 October 2023 as the attacks in Israel were unfolding. The co-founder of Palestine Action, Richard Barnard, strongly praised Hamas on 8 October 2023 in a speech in Manchester. As a non-Jew but someone who is deeply concerned about the carefully orchestrated global rise in antisemitism, including here in the UK, I've found it hard not to feel nervous when I see Palestinian flags being waved around as a badge of honour because there is a huge bandwagon that has quietly been serving a very different purpose. You only have to read Hamas's founding charter to understand what is going on behind the scenes.

It's all over the news that this was a targeted attack against Jewish families celebrating the start of Chanukah. Open your eyes.

Just adding my voice to say how horrific this is, Jewish people having a party on a beach is obviously an affront to some people.
The growth of antisemitism in Western societies is alarming.
Thinking of our Jewish brothers and sisters today. How terrifying for them.

@Outside9”The Palestinian cause” a trendy bandwagon that antisemetic people around the world have used to openly declare their support to those who hate and want to kill Jewish people!

Thank you, @Beachtastic . It has been co-opted.
Plus there have been some willing fools among the Left.

I already did. I'm assuming that they're a right-wing organisation of some kind?

Yes, thank you for this.

I am an Australian from Bondi beach. One of my best life moments is walking with my pram up and down on Bondi beach daily. It is magical.

What also breaks my heart is that most people live in small ish apartments, so to avoid cabin fever with little kids, many venture out to the beach at sunset, to catch up with friends, and to watch the sun go down. Sun sets just before 7pm now, the shooters started shooting at 6.40pm.

To target a place full of families, and on the busiest time of the week is just beyond horrendous.

Bet it was the Free Tibet crowd. Lamaists are a bloody menace to society and xmas shopping in particular.

Let's not allow discussion of this awful incident to descend into Islamophobia and hate.

Let's focus on how we can support the Jewish community.

No. No apology.

Or those dreadful Methodists haranguing people for contributions to their soup kitchens.

The hero who grabbed the gun has been named. I'd read rumours he was an off-duty police officer but it turns out he is a fruit shop owner! His name is Ahmed al Ahmed.