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Bondi Beach terror attack

Arsen Ostrovsky, who was with his family at Bondi Beach in Sydney during the deadly December 14, 2025, terror shooting, describes the attack in an Australian TV interview. (Sky News Australia screenshot)
July 8, 2026, 6:47 am
YouTube defends video falsely claiming Bondi Beach massacre survivor is ‘crisis actor’
Google exec testifies before government panel probing antisemitism; says decision not to pull clip that called Arsen Ostrovsky an ‘intel asset’ was made at ‘quite senior levels’
By Agencies
Arsen Ostrovsky, who was with his family at Bondi Beach in Sydney during the deadly December 14, 2025, terror shooting, describes the attack in an Australian TV interview. (Sky News Australia screenshot)
June 29, 2026, 11:08 am
Bondi survivor tells Australian commission he was accused of being AI ‘crisis actor’
Jewish community leader Arsen Ostrovsky, who was wounded in Hanukkah terror attack, says he is subject to ‘relentless tsunami of Jew hatred’ as internet tries to ‘erase’ his trauma
By AFP
This handout photo taken and received from the NSW Premier's Department on December 15, 2025, shows Ahmed Al Ahmed, the man who tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach terrorists, at St George Hospital in Sydney. (Handout/ NSW Premier's Department/AFP)
June 24, 2026, 11:38 am
Bondi Beach attack hero Ahmed al Ahmed pleads not guilty to assaulting father
44-year-old fruit seller received global plaudits for disarming a gunman during the mass terror shooting at a Hanukkah event; next hearing set for August
By AFP and ToI Staff
Rabbi Eli Schlanger in an undated photo (Courtesy)
June 15, 2026, 1:51 am
‘Bring light to the world’: Journalist preserves slain Bondi rabbi’s mission in joint book
Treatise on faith and purpose becomes a memorial for Rabbi Eli Schlanger after he was killed at the Hanukkah beach party he organized last December in Sydney
By Zev Stub
Screen capture from video of retired judge Virginia Bell, February 2026. (ECAJ via YouTube)
May 26, 2026, 10:47 am
Witnesses at Australian antisemitism inquiry targeted with online hatred
Head of royal commission says Jewish people who gave evidence to forum have been subjected to online ‘harassment and intimidation’; one case referred to police
By AP and ToI Staff
New South Wales police officers stand near members of the Australian Jewish community holding a memorial service for six Israeli hostages whose bodies were recovered from the Gaza Strip, at Sydney's Bondi Beach on September 2, 2024. (DAVID GRAY / AFP)
May 25, 2026, 11:15 am
Australia’s spy chief: Antisemitism was left unchecked after Oct. 7, became normalized
Testifying to inquiry into Bondi massacre, ASIO head says lack of response to hatred ‘gave more permission for violence,’ some celebrated the Hamas onslaught before Israel responded
By Agencies and ToI Staff
May 21, 2026, 1:30 pm
Daily Briefing May 21 – Royal Commission: Antisemitism soars across Australia
Melbourne-based writer Nomi Kaltmann weighs in from Melbourne on Australia’s emotional, ongoing Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion
By Gabriella Jacobs and Nomi Kaltmann
Witness Stefanie Schwartz speaks to the media after the first hearing block of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Sydney on May 4, 2026. (GEORGE CHAN / AFP)
May 8, 2026, 4:01 pm
Giving chilling testimony, Australian Jews unsure antisemitism inquiry can bring change
Royal commission launched after Bondi massacre hears accounts of harassment, threats and fear as Jewish community fears unprecedented post-Oct. 7 surge in hate could be here to stay
By Nomi Kaltmann
Gunman Naveed Akram in the course of a deadly terror attack on a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025. (Screengrab used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
May 7, 2026, 8:45 am
Bondi Beach terrorist to face 19 extra charges over Hanukkah massacre
Officials say Naveed Akram faces extra charges over intent to murder and resisting arrest; hearing held over gag order on some names of victims and survivors of attack
By Agencies
Illustrative: Police officers at Prince Alfred Park in Sydney on December 21, 2025. (GEORGE CHAN / AFP)
May 5, 2026, 10:25 pm
Despite mayor’s cancellation, ‘Globalize the intifada’ event proceeds in Sydney
The event, barred from state-council house due to fears it would cause violence, held in a park instead, attracts small crowd
By Zev Stub
Anti-Israel protesters gather in front of a police station in Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia, on February 10, 2026. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
May 4, 2026, 5:10 pm
Fearing it would cause hostility, Sydney cancels controversial ‘Globalize the intifada’ forum
Event organized by anti-Israel group Stop the War on Palestine, condemned by political and Jewish leaders, cancelled by mayor; was set to challenge legal efforts to ban public use of the phrase
By Zev Stub
Sheina Gutnick, whose father was killed in an antisemitic terror shooting at Bondi Beach, speaks to the media after the first hearing block of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Sydney on May 4, 2026. (GEORGE CHAN / AFP)
May 4, 2026, 6:52 am
Australian Jews recount harrowing stories at Bondi massacre inquiry’s 1st public hearing
Royal commission head laments surge in antisemitic attacks since Hamas onslaught sparked Gaza war; daughter of Sydney victim says shooting shattered happy childhood memories from beach where her parents first met
By AFP
Security officers sweep an area at Bondi Beach in Sydney, December 21, 2025, ahead of a ceremony to mark the National Day of Reflection for victims and survivors from the terror attack targering a Hanukkah event on December 14. (AP/Mark Baker)
April 30, 2026, 6:44 am
Inquiry finds that days before Bondi massacre, Jewish group warned Aussie cops attack was ‘likely’
Despite warning, royal commission investigating the terror shooting says Australian police didn’t send officers to protect Hanukkah celebration, instead having mobile patrols ‘check in’
By Agencies
Rabbi Yossi Friedman speaks to people gathering at a flower memorial by the Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach, December 16, 2025, following Sunday's antisemitic terror attack in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
April 29, 2026, 7:41 pm
Bondi Beach Hanukkah terror attack teaches valuable lessons to volunteer medics
Clinical lead of volunteer Jewish first responder charity urges communities to prepare themselves for disasters based on findings from attack, as it improved ability to respond
By Aidan Baron
Screen capture from video of the Australian Hellenic Choir during a concert in Sydney, 2025. (YouTube)
April 28, 2026, 2:15 pm
Sydney concert to benefit Bondi terror victims canceled after choir opposes singing with Jewish group
Over half of Australian Hellenic Choir votes against joining Sydney Jewish Choral Society on stage; choir head: ‘Didn’t realize the extent of antisemitism in the local Greek community’
By Stuart Winer
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