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Minister draws link between Sydney attack and Palestinian statehood recognition
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
The deaths of the victims of a mass shooting at a Hanukkah party at Bondi Beach are the fault of the Australian government’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, declares Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
“Antisemitic terrorism knows no borders but the blood of the murdered is on the hands of the Australian government, which announced recognition of a ‘Palestinian’ state and legitimized terrorism against Jews,” the far-right minister argues in a statement expressing support for the local Jewish community.
Australia was one of several countries to announce recognition of a Palestinian state in September.
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