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Mourner’s Kaddish for Bondi Beach victims recited in Australian parliament as tougher hate crime laws pass

JL;DR SUMMARY Following a deadly attack during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach that left 15 people dead, Australian parliamentarian Mark Dreyfus delivered a poignant tribute in Parliament by reciting the Mourners Kaddish in memory of the victims. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityAustraliaMourners KaddishHate Crime LawsGun ControlAhmed Al AhmedBondi Beach MassacreMark DreyfusIslamic State Ideology

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"The address, delivered by Jewish parliamentarian and former attorney general Mark Dreyfus, came over a month after two gunmen motivated by what authorities said was Islamic State ideology opened fire on a celebration in Sydney, killing 15 and injuring dozens more."
Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia
"A Jewish member of Australian Parliament recited the Mourners Kaddish in an address Monday to honor the victims of the Hanukkah massacre on Bondi Beach."
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
"Mark Dreyfus speaks in Parliament House on Jan. 19, 2026 in Canberra, Australia."
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
"The new laws come as Australia grapples with another searing antisemitic incident. Late in the day on Monday, five Jewish teenagers in Melbourne were chased for several minutes by a car whose occupants chanted Heil Hitler and performed Nazi salutes at them."
St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
"The antisemitic hate incident last night in St Kilda targeting young Jewish boys has no place in our country, Albanese in a statement, according to The Australian."

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