‘Shame’: Australian PM Albanese booed at commemoration of Bondi Beach terror attack

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is booed as he arrives at Bondi Beach for a commemoration of the terror attack targeting the Jewish community that took place one week ago.

Local outlets report that Albanese is met at the site of the attack by jeers and cries of “shame.” The premier has come under criticism for not sufficiently combating antisemitism ahead of the attack, which killed 15 people. He has since vowed to ramp up measures to protect the country’s Jews.

He is booed again as a speaker thanks him from the dais for attending the event.

At the commemoration, after a national minute of silence to mark one week since the attack, the Australian national anthem plays. Following that, Jewish communal leaders have recited chapters of Psalms, as well as the “El Maleh Rachamim” prayer to memorialize the dead.