Antisemitism
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Gefen Bitton was working in Australia as a garage door technician.
The three men sexually assaulted women and planned to abduct Jews, with one defendant accused of aiding ISIS, police say.
At 6:47 p.m., memorials and moments of silence honored those slain in the antisemitic attack in Sydney.
After playing professionally in Israel, the Philadelphia native founded a youth program that blends sports, education and coexistence.
“There can be no place for the poison of antisemitism, especially in Europe,” Ursula von der Leyen tells Chanukah a gathering in Brussels.
Anthony Albanese also announced a gun buyback plan and a “day of reflection” to be marked on Dec. 21, one week after the massacre on Bondi Beach.
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) stated that the country’s actions “go beyond rhetoric and cross into formal economic discrimination against one of America’s closest allies.”
“Acts of hate may try to intimidate, but they will never define us—our Torah, our values and our unity will always be stronger,” Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov, executive director of Chabad Lubavitch of Michigan, told JNS.
Tehran’s influence operations span continents, creating conditions for antisemitic attacks. The Sydney Chanukah assault may be ISIS-linked, but Iranian infrastructure enables extremism worldwide.
The termination was announced a day after the Chanukah terrorist attack on Sydney’s popular Bondi Beach.
“We appreciate the Trump administration’s strong commitment to combat antisemitism,” Israel’s foreign minister said.
Christian Zionists, who came on buses from across the Netherlands, accounted for a majority of participants.
