Dec 16, 2025
Bondi attack presaged by surge in online antisemitism
At least 16 people – including a ten-year-old child – are dead after two men opened fire on a crowd of people celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah on Sunday in a public park at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Many more are injured. I am horrified. But as a researcher who studies hate and extremist violence, I am sadly not surprised. The Jewish community has been a top target for terrorist ideologies…
