Bondi Beach mass shooting

Chani Kaplan: Finding her place in Israel, from Sydney to Jerusalem

Chani Kaplan’s path from Sydney to Jerusalem shows how patience, resilience and openness can turn the challenges of aliyah into opportunity.

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Chani Kaplan.
Local residents, both Jewish and non-jewish visit the inundated flower memorial next to Bondi Pavilion to pay their respects at Bondi Beach on December 16, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Australian antisemitism 'passed point of no return,' Jewish leader tells 'Post' after emigrating

"On October 8, there were some leaders of the Muslim community and some Muslim groups in Australia celebrating on the streets. On October 9, we had the riots in front of the Opera House," Adler said.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
JEWISH OLIM from Yemen near a tent in 1949

There is no distinction between Jews and Zionists - ask Jews from Arab countries - opinion

Jews from Arab countries, who now comprise over half the Jews of Israel, can hardly be called settler colonialists.

|ByLYN JULIUS
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Thank you, Mayor Zohran Mamdani: Your hate might just be a blessing in disguise - opinion

The water is heating up for Jews, Israel, and the West, the question is whether we recognize the danger before it's too late.

|ByJEFFREY KAHN

In Australia, President Isaac Herzog tells anti-Israel demonstrators to protest Iran instead

Herzog said it was “obscure and odd” that heavy police protection was needed to ensure Jews could gather peacefully with the president of Israel.

FEBRUARY 12, 2026ByHERB KEINON
ISRAEL'S PRESIDENT Isaac Herzog speaks during his state visit to Australia following a deadly mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025, in Melbourne, Australia, February 12, 2026.

‘Death to Herzog’ scrawled at Melbourne University as protests expected on visit's final day

Pro-Palestine protesters will rally in Melbourne on Thursday amid ongoing demonstrations and violent clashes during President Herzog's visit to Australia.

FEBRUARY 12, 2026ByREUTERS
A protester holds aloft a placard as they march during the visit of Israel's President Isaac Herzog in Melbourne on February 12, 2026

Watch: Herzog calls for ‘new beginning' in Israel-Australia relations as protests persist

The Australian PM thanked Herzog for the "comfort" he brought to their Jewish community, hosting the Israeli president at the Parliament House as several hundred people protested the visit outside.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026ByHERB KEINON
Israel's President Isaac Herzog and the First Lady Michal Herzog plant an olive tree in the gardens at the Embassy of Israel on February 11, 2026 in Canberra, Australia.

Herzog's Australia visit reinforces the idea that when 'one Jew is hurt, all feel pain' - editorial

As he laid a wreath at the site of the Bondi Beach mass shooting on Monday, Herzog said, “When one Jew is hurt, all Jews feel their pain.”

FEBRUARY 11, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets students at Moriah War Memorial College during his state visit following a deadly mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, February 10, 2026.

'Mutual responsibility': Israel recognizes Bondi casualties as victims of antisemitism

This state recognition 'expresses deep mutual responsibility and an unwavering commitment to fight antisemitism wherever it raises its head,' said WZO Chair Yaakov Hagoel

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
World Zionist Organization Chair Yaakov Hagoel and Jewish Agency Chair Doron Almog are seen alongside families of the Sydney terror attack victims during a solidarity visit to Australia, February 10, 2026.

Anti-Herzog Australian newspaper ads under fire for allegedly false, non-consensual signatures

The advertisement claims to list the names of over 1000 Jews who allegedly signed an open letter saying Herzog is not welcome in Australia.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Israeli President Isaac Herzog gestures after his speech at 'An Evening of Light & Solidarity' during his state visit to Australia, in Sydney, Australia, February 9, 2026.

Anti-Israel protests erupt in Australia as President Herzog visits Sydney in aftermath of Bondi

Herzog is visiting Australia this week following an invitation from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the aftermath of the December 14 shooting at a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByREUTERS
Police officers remove demonstrators gathered at Town Hall Square to protest against President Isaac Herzog's state visit to Australia, in Sydney, Australia, February 9, 2026

Herzog condemns ‘Globalize the Intifada’ as anti-Israel chant rings out in Sydney

President Herzog visits Bondi Beach to console victims of the massacre and address rising antisemitism amid protests and diplomatic tensions in Australia.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByHERB KEINON
Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks after laying a wreath for victims of the December 14, 2025 gun attack at the Bondi Pavilion, in Sydney on February 9, 2026.

President Herzog lands in Australia for first visit since Hanukkah Bondi Beach massacre

Herzog was invited to visit the country after the tragedy by the Governor-General, the Prime Minister of Australia, and the Jewish community following the attack in December 2025.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets with Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz at the President residence in Jerusalem, December 6, 2025

Accredited Muslim preachers may help the West confront radical Islam - opinion

Proposal to accredit Muslim preachers aims to stop radical Islam and promote values that respect Western ideals.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByROMY LEIBLER/THE MEDIA LINE
An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.