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Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and rising antisemitism
Australia’s royal commission into antisemitism and the Bondi Beach attack opened public hearings, with witnesses describing rising antisemitic abuse and the Jewish community’s fears of a catastrophe after the December shooting that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah event. The commission is examining factors behind the attack and the broader surge in antisemitic incidents, with testimony from victims’ families and others. Sources agree on the opening proceedings and the focus on antisemitism’s rise, though emphasis on personal testimony or the commission’s scope varies by outlet.
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Antisemitism 'allowed to come into the open' says Bondi victim's daughter
The daughter of a Bondi Beach attack victim has described how, since the shooting, she has received messages saying she too should have been killed. Sheina Gutnick was the first witness appearing before Australia's royal commission into antisemitism, set up in the wake of a shooting at a Hanukkah event in December in.
Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and rising antisemitism
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Australian inquiry opens public hearings into Bondi Beach shooting
An inquiry into a shooting that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah festival near Australia's Bondi Beach heard Monday that Sydney's Jewish community feared "catastrophe" was coming as antisemitic attacks rose. The federal royal commission -- the highest level of government inquiry -- was called to probe factors leading to.