{"id":12200,"date":"2025-12-15T05:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/you-let-the-disease-spread-netanyahu-accuses-albanese-of-failing-to-curb-antisemitism\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:16:02","slug":"you-let-the-disease-spread-netanyahu-accuses-albanese-of-failing-to-curb-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/you-let-the-disease-spread-netanyahu-accuses-albanese-of-failing-to-curb-antisemitism\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You let the disease spread\u2019: Netanyahu accuses Albanese of failing to curb antisemitism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Albanese did not directly respond to the criticism on Monday morning, saying today was a “moment for national unity”.<\/p>\n

“What we saw yesterday was an act of pure evil, an act of antisemitism, an act of terrorism on our shores in an iconic Australian location,” Albanese told reporters on Monday.<\/p>\n

In a further statement, Netanyahu criticised the Australian government, saying “history will not forgive hesitation and weakness” and will “honour action and strength”.<\/p>\n

“That’s what Israel expects of each of your governments in the West and elsewhere. Because the disease spreads, and it will consume you as well,” he said.<\/p>\n

“But we are worrying right now about our people, our safety, and we do not remain silent. We fight those who try to annihilate us.<\/p>\n

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“They’re not only trying to annihilate us. They attack us because they attack the West. In Syria, we saw yesterday two American soldiers killed, and one American interpreter killed as well. Killed because they represent our common culture.”<\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump said the Bondi attack was “terrible” and obviously antisemitic. He sent his well-wishes to Albanese and the Australian people, noting that the two countries had a strong relationship.<\/p>\n

“That’s a terrible situation going on over there,” he said, also praising “very, very brave” bystander Ahmed el Ahmed, who tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi shooters.<\/p>\n

Trump made the remarks at a White House holiday ceremony where he also expressed condolences for the victims of a shooting at Brown University in the US and the attack on American soldiers in Syria.<\/p>\n

Other senior Israeli figures also weighed in and urged Australia to do more against antisemitism.<\/p>\n

Israeli President Isaac Herzog denounced the shooting as a “cruel” attack on Jews. “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,” Herzog said at an event at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said he was “appalled” by the attack. The Australian government had received “countless warning signs” and “must come to its senses!” Sa’ar posted on X.<\/p>\n

He later posted on X again to report he had spoken with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.<\/p>\n

“I said that since October 7, there has been a surge in antisemitism in Australia, including violent incitement against Israel and Jews in the digital and public spheres …” he wrote. “I also said that security for the Jewish community in Australia will be achieved only through a real change in the public atmosphere.”<\/p>\n

United States ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee described the shooting as “horrific” and slammed Albanese’s initial statement shortly after news of the shooting broke for failing to label it a “jihadist attack on Jews on the first day of Hanukkah”. After emerging from a meeting of the national security committee later on Sunday night, Albanese told a press conference the attack was “an act of evil antisemitism, terrorism, that has struck the heart of our nation”.<\/p>\n

Leaders across Europe shared their condolences and denounced antisemitism.<\/p>\n

King Charles wrote on X that he and Queen Camilla were “appalled and saddened by the most dreadful antisemitic terrorist attack”.<\/p>\n

“In times of hurt, Australians always rally together in unity and resolve. I know that the spirit of community and love that shines so brightly in Australia – and the light at the heart of the Chanuka Festival – will always triumph over the darkness of such evil,” he said.<\/p>\n

Prince William and his wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales, praised the bravery of the first responders on X: “Our thoughts are with every Australian today following the terrible attack at Bondi Beach.”<\/p>\n

French President Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s Georgia Meloni both condemned antisemitism and said their thoughts were with the victims and their loved ones.<\/p>\n

“In Sydney, an antisemitic terrorist attack struck families gathered to celebrate Hanukkah,” Macron posted on X.<\/p>\n

“France extends its thoughts to the victims, the injured and their loved ones. We share the pain of the Australian people and will continue to fight relentlessly against antisemitic hatred, which hurts us all, wherever it strikes.”<\/p>\n

Meloni said she was following the dramatic news with deep sorrow.<\/p>\n

“In condemning once again with firm resolve every form of violence and antisemitism, Italy expresses its condolences for the victims and stands in solidarity with their loved ones, the injured, the Jewish communities, and renews its friendship with the Australian people,” she wrote on X.<\/p>\n

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the shooting as “deeply distressing” while UK Opposition Leader Kemi Badenoch said the “heartbreaking scenes” looked like “another despicable terrorist atrocity”.<\/p>\n

“The United Kingdom sends our thoughts and condolences to everyone affected by the appalling attack in Bondi Beach. I’m being kept updated on the developing situation,” Starmer posted on X. Less than an hour earlier, he had sent his “warmest wishes” to Jewish communities around the world coming together to celebrate Hanukkah.<\/p>\n

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the antisemitic attack left him “utterly shocked”. “My thoughts are with the victims and their families. This is an attack on our shared values. We must fight antisemitism – here in Germany and around the world.”<\/p>\n

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she was shocked by the “tragic attack”. “Europe stands with Australia and Jewish communities everywhere. We are united against violence, antisemitism and hatred,” she said.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine stood in solidarity with Australia. “We express condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed and wish a swift and full recovery to all those who were wounded. Terror and hatred must never prevail – they must be defeated everywhere and every time,” he said.<\/p>\n

In America, former US president Joe Biden said he and his wife Jill “stand with the Jewish community in Australia as they face unimaginable loss and suffering”. “It’s shocking and unconscionable. We must unite against violence and antisemitism, and give hate no safe harbour anywhere in the world,” he posted on X.<\/p>\n

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US strongly condemned the attack and was praying for the victims, the Jewish community and the Australian people. “Antisemitism has no place in this world,” he said.<\/p>\n

FBI director Kash Patel said he had spoken with the agency’s Australian counterparts and the bureau was “providing the requested assistance”.<\/p>\n

New York City-mayor elect Zohran Mamdani said murdered rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was among those confirmed dead, had deep ties to the Brooklyn Crown Heights, a neighbourhood in the New York borough of Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

“This attack is merely the latest, most horrifying iteration in a growing pattern of violence targeted at Jewish people across the world,” Mamdani said. “Too many no longer feel safe to be themselves, to express their faith publicly, to worship in their synagogues without armed security stationed outside. What happened at Bondi is what many Jewish people fear will happen in their communities too.”<\/p>\n

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson said the Bondi attack was “another wake-up call” about the dangers posed by antisemitism. “Jewish people must be free to practice their faith openly and without fear. Antisemitism must be confronted and defeated wherever it appears,” he said.
US Republican senator Ted Cruz said it was “an act of barbaric, antisemitic terrorism”.<\/p>\n

“It was the outrageous, but all-too-predictable result of far too many leaders around the world tolerating and even fomenting hatred of Jews, instead of countering the evil of antisemitism with moral clarity and unrelenting condemnation.”<\/p>\n

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he strongly condemned the “ghastly” terrorist attack. “We stand in solidarity with the people of Australia in this hour of grief. India has zero tolerance towards terrorism and supports the fight against all forms and manifestations of terrorism.”<\/p>\n

New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, said he was “shocked by the distressing scenes” at “a place that Kiwis visit every day”.<\/p>\n

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his horror at the events at Bondi.<\/p>\n

“I am horrified and condemn today’s heinous, deadly attack on Jewish families gathered in Sydney to celebrate Hannukah,” he wrote on X. “My heart is with the Jewish community worldwide on this first day of Hannukah, a festival celebrating the miracle of peace and light vanquishing darkness.”<\/p>\n

Israel’s ambassador to Australia, Amir Maimon, said he was “in shock from this mass murder, and from the Australian government’s helplessness in preventing it”.<\/p>\n

“Since October 7, we have witnessed a series of actions against the Jewish community and its institutions, a series that only intensified,” he told Israel’s Channel 12 news.<\/p>\n

Maimon is in Israel and heading back to Australia, the Times of Israel<\/i> reported. His tenure, which was dominated by the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, acrimony over the war in Gaza and bursts of outright hostility between the Netanyahu and Albanese governments, is scheduled to end in mid-January.<\/p>\n

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