World leaders express horror at Bondi beach shooting
World leaders voiced horror and revulsion at Sunday’s mass shooting in which 12 people were killed at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the “shocking and distressing” attack, which Australian police are calling a “terrorist” incident, was “beyond comprehension”, after assailants fired on a gathering celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Israel
President Isaac Herzog condemned what he called a “very cruel attack on Jews” by “vile terrorists”.
In a speech in Jerusalem, he called on Australia to “fight against the enormous wave of antisemitism which is plaguing Australian society”.
United States
US President Donald Trump branded it “a purely antisemitic attack”.
“That was a terrible attack, 12 dead, 29 badly wounded. And that was an antisemitic attack, obviously,” Trump said during a…
