Sajid Akram and Naveed Akram opened fire during a recent Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people and wounding more than 40 as emergency services and police responded to the scene.Ahmed al-Ahmed intervened and disarmed one attacker, while Eli Schlanger, an organizer of the event, was among those killed, and political leaders such as Benjamin Netanyahu and Anthony Albanese immediately traded blame over whether protest policing and international politics had helped create an atmosphere for the violence.Australian security officials, including
Mike Burgess, pledged reviews and new protections alongside community calls for resilience from figures like
Jeffrey Myers, while voices such as
Iva Illouz and groups including the
Anti-Defamation League and
Amnesty International urged broader reflection on adapting antisemitism and the responsibilities of political movements.