Australia’s Largest Christian News Site

As I type this, it appears that a dozen people have so far been killed and another two to three dozen have been wounded at the Bondi Beach mass shooting in Sydney. This was a targeted attack on the Jewish community, and it has now officially been declared to be a terrorist attack.

This disgraceful and diabolical attack has not been unexpected by so many, including myself. With weak-as-water government responses to years of vile antisemitism and deplorable hatred of Israel, this was simply bound to happen, especially since the leftist powers that be have been ignoring this and/or downplaying it for a long time now.

Who Is to Blame?

So, who is to blame? It seems one of the two gunmen is dead, with a possible third shooter being investigated. So we await further specific words on this, but we can surmise their identity. Who else seeks to murder as many people as possible on a Jewish holy day, the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah?

Those to blame include:

• Obviously the gunmen, who sure as hell do not look like Baptist Sunday School teachers. Indeed, one has been identified as Naveed Akram from Pakistan.
• Useless Labor governments that have gone soft on Islam for years, and winked at – if not promoted – weekly hate-filled antisemitic marches in our capital cities, chanting their ‘death to the Jews’ slogans. And recall that when Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong was in Israel, she refused to visit the vital October 7 scenes, such as where the Nova Festival was held. And Albanese’s hand-picked Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in Australia, Ms Jillian Segal AO, issued a report on this with many practical recommendations, but Albo did absolutely nothing about it. He is as responsible as anyone.
• Irresponsible Federal Labor governments allowing mass migration, especially from Gaza and other Islamist hotspots. Consider this shocking stat: 3000 people from Gaza were granted tourism visas by the Albanese Labor government in the past two years! Just as bad, Albanese appointed Mr Aftab Malik as the Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia in Australia!
• Secular left Jew-haters and Israelphobes. They are always among the usual suspects.
• Those demonised so-called conservatives and Christians who have been hating on Israel and the Jews for years now. I have had an absolute gutful of these frauds and fakes. They never said a word condemning what took place on Oct. 7, but whined daily about the Jewish people. I even saw one former conservative MP on social media boasting about how he ‘predicted this would happen’ – yet he has been a major cheerleader in the anti-Israel mob!

All these groups have blood on their hands! Just hours ago Jewish parents on a Sydney beach had to lie atop their children, hoping they would not be shot dead. The truth is, the hunting season at the Nova Festival and the Bondi Hanukkah festival are one and the same. The same diabolical ‘religion of peace’ doing what it does best.

What Others Are Saying

Plenty of commentary has already appeared just hours after this horrific attack. Here are just some of their remarks:

Pauline Hanson

Today is an extremely dark day for our nation, particularly the Australian Jewish community, which appears to be the target of this terrorist attack. The Prime Minister never heeded the warning signs, including the weekly antisemitic protests across our nation, hate speech from certain religious clerics, our obnoxious universities and probable terrorist alert. I stand with Australia’s Jewish community, who tonight deserve our absolute solace. You have the same right to live in peace and harmony as all Australians. Authorities must be honest when revealing the identities and backgrounds of these murderers.

Amir Tsarfati

Reports of 60 injured and 10 dead so far in Sydney. The attack in Australia from drone footage and the moments of the neutralization of the terrorists. Between October 2024 and September 2025, 1,654 antisemitic incidents were recorded in Australia. It was recently revealed that an Iranian cell was responsible for arson attacks on synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses. Over the past year, the Jewish community has warned: We are left without protection. Authorities permit demonstrations to take place near our communities and allow rioters to get dangerously close.

Mandy Worby

From the shooting at Bondi. Please, please, pray. This is on the governments… federal and state… because they’ve done absolutely nothing to deal with the vile, radical, elements in our nation. Pack them all up and kick them out. This is not Australia…. and I’ve had a gut full of these devils infiltrating my country. I’m waiting to find out their names and associations and belief systems. This from The Jerusalem Post: “Local media report that around 50 gunshots were heard during a mass shooting in Bondi Beach, Australia, with multiple casualties reported. A member of the Jewish community told The Jerusalem Post the shooting took place at a Hanukkah party.”

Stephen McAlpine

I’m in Israel. A Christian leader here said to me that if Western progressives feel so strongly about Jews not having a nation of their own they’ve done a pretty poor job of making the diaspora an attractive option. Australia’s antisemitism is a global embarrassment. And now a murderous reality.

Isaac Herzog, Israeli President

In these very moments, our sisters and brothers in Sydney, Australia, being attacked by vile terrorists in a very cruel attack on Jews who went to light the first candle of Hanukkah on Bondi Beach. Our heart goes out to them. Our heart misses a beat. The entire nation of Israel misses a beat in this very moment as we pray for the recovery of the wounded. We pray for them and we pray for those who’ve lost their lives. And we repeat our alerts time and again to the Australian government to seek action and fight against the enormous wave of antisemitism which is plaguing Australian society.

Avi Yemini

I’ve just released one of the most confronting interviews I’ve ever been part of. A Jewish woman who survived the horrific terror attack at Bondi Beach called in live, giving a chilling, first-hand account of the night evil gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration. What should have been a joyful lighting of the first candle turned into chaos and carnage… bullets flying, people screaming, and lives lost, including children. Speaking exclusively to me and Rukshan on The Opposition Podcast, she describes the moment the gunfire erupted, the terror of trying to escape, and the unimaginable trauma of witnessing multiple people being killed….

Kirralie Smith

We were celebrating the first night of Hanukkah when we heard the devastating news. We are heartbroken for the victims of the Bondi shooting and all of our Jewish friends tonight mourning the dreadful state of Australia. This is not who we are. Jihad has no place here! Our love and prayers go out to all who have been impacted.

Revd Canon Brett Murphy

This is the face of evil. One of the scum who slaughtered innocent Aussie citizens, targeting Jews celebrating Hanukkah. This is the inevitable result of the West importing millions of Jew-hating antisemites, recognising Palestine as a state and being soft on the Pro-Palestine marches. My prayers are with all the victims, the police and paramedics. To be totally clear I stand with the Jewish people!

Lyle Shelton

What has happened to Australia? This is not us. The unhinged anti-Israel, anti-Jewish fervour which has been allowed to fester after the Hamas atrocities must now be challenged. Horrible to see it turn deadly with innocent lives lost. God help us.

Daniel Lewkovitz

After the terrorist shooting at Bondi and Jewish victims, if there are celebrations in Southwestern Sydney tonight, entire families need to be deported and mosques shut down.

Naftali Bennett, former Prime Minister of Israel

The writing was on the wall. The Australian government bears responsibility. Tonight, Jews were attacked in Australia in the Bondi beach Hanukkah massacre. A Jewish holiday gathering turned into a scene of terror. this is a moment of grief, and time for accountability. I have just spoken with several Jewish community leaders in Sydney. They are fearful and outraged.

Robin K

I went to that beach as a teenager can’t believe something like this has happened there, in broad daylight. IT WOULD HAVE been terrifying for the victims and everyone who witnessed it.

– The families of these devils should be instantly deported to send a strong message.

– Capital punishment is the only penalty for a crime like this. These evil people should not be a burden on the taxpayer to save a life sentence.

– Labor and the Greens should be forced to view the victims bodies in the morgue, before being kicked out of Gov for allowing this rot to fester in our country in the first place.

Of course I hope the terrorists repent and accept Jesus Christ.

Plenty more news and commentary will be coming in the hours, days and weeks ahead.

___

Originally published at CultureWatch. Image via X.