News Coverage: JCPA Responds to Antisemitic Terror Attack at Hanukkah Celebration in Australia

In recent days, JCPA has been responding to the antisemitic mass shooting at a Hanukkah event in Sydney, Australia — an attack that occurred during what should have been a season of light and joy.

Australian authorities have declared the shooting a terrorist attack, as Jewish communities in Australia and around the world grieve and confront a broader surge in antisemitism.

In national and international media coverage, JCPA CEO Amy Spitalnick emphasized that the Bondi Beach attack is not an isolated incident, but part of a global crisis of antisemitism that threatens not only Jews, but the fabric of our society. After years of sounding the alarm, this moment underscores the urgent need for leaders across society to treat antisemitism with the seriousness and urgency it demands — and to act.

As the coverage highlights, rhetoric and conspiracy theories have real-world consequences, and failing to confront antisemitism fuels violence. Until this crisis is addressed meaningfully, none of us will be safe.

WATCH: PBS NewsHour
Australia declares Bondi Beach shooting a terrorist attack amid spike in antisemitism

WATCH: MS NOW with Chris Jansing
Amy Spitalnick on the global rise in antisemitism following the Bondi Beach attack

READ: PBS Daily News Lesson
Australia declares Bondi Beach shooting a terrorist attack amid spike in antisemitism

READ: Jewish Insider
U.S. officials tie Hanukkah terror attack in Australia to surge in global antisemitism