Overview
- Australian authorities have designated the Bondi Beach mass shooting as a terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community, with reports varying from at least 11 to 16 dead, including one gunman.
- Rabbi Moshe Stiefel confirmed extra security for public Chanukah events in Almere and Lelystad after consultations with the mayor and police, while keeping the gatherings on the calendar.
- Dutch municipalities including The Hague, Amsterdam and Utrecht report heightened alertness for Chanukah activities but withhold details of specific measures.
- Chief Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs says antisemitism is spreading “like a virus” and notes that already robust protections for Jewish institutions in the Netherlands have been further tightened.
- At a Chanukah event on Amsterdam’s Zuidas, State Secretary Jurgen Nobel condemned the Sydney attack and emphasized the need for vigilance as police enforced a visible security presence.