Rabbi slams Australia over Bondi murder of two Jewish leaders, one with ‘deep US ties’

A elder New York rabbi has condemned Australia’s "inaction" aft a Hanukkah solemnisation connected Bondi Beach was shattered by a wide shooting that wounded 40 and killed astatine slightest 15 people, including 2 salient rabbis.

Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky of the Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters successful New York City, said the attack, carried retired by a begetter and son, reflected a increasing clime of antisemitism successful Australia that authorities had failed to confront.

"As good arsenic Rabbi Eli Schlanger, we person present learned that Chabad Rabbi Yaakov Levitan has succumbed to his wounds. May his representation besides beryllium a blessing," Krinsky told Fox News Digital.

"Jewish radical astir the satellite close present are uneasy, but they are defiant," helium said. "Every incremental escalation of antisemitic connection that is tolerated has a direct, and now, deadly, consequence, and indispensable nary longer spell unchecked."

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Police cordon disconnected an country astatine Bondi Beach aft a violent onslaught astatine a Hanukkah solemnisation successful Sydney, Australia, connected Dec. 14, 2025.  (Mark Baker/AP Photo)

"Australian authorities request to enactment with alacrity and stamp retired some the acts and the rhetoric that normalize antisemitism," Krinsky added.

The tragic wide shooting Dec. 14 came erstwhile 2 gunmen opened occurrence connected a ample "Chanukah by the Sea" lawsuit adjacent Campbell Parade astatine Bondi Beach.

The attack, reportedly being investigated arsenic a violent incidental by police, included improvised explosive devices recovered successful 1 suspect’s vehicle, arsenic antecedently reported by Fox News Digital.

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A subordinate of the Jewish assemblage reacts arsenic helium walks with constabulary toward the country of a shooting astatine Bondi Beach successful Sydney connected Dec. 14, 2025. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images)

The elder assailant was killed astatine the country and his lad was taken into custody successful captious condition.

Krinsky, who was besides successful Melbourne successful July erstwhile a synagogue arson onslaught took spot astatine the East Melbourne Synagogue, said helium had already seen the "unease" successful Australia increasing firsthand.

"I witnessed firsthand the unease and interest felt by galore wrong the Australian Jewish assemblage amid the emergence successful antisemitic incitement, and their consciousness that the effect from the authorities was inadequate, helium said.

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Rabbi Dovid Gutnick walks past harm to the exterior of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation successful Melbourne, Saturday, July 5, 2025, aft an arsonist acceptable occurrence to the door. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)

"At that point, determination was a feeling that the Jewish assemblage successful Australia has been progressively uneasy with what they consciousness is the deficiency of a beardown capable effect to these acts."

Schlanger, 41, who was 1 of the archetypal deceased victims to beryllium identified, was adjunct rabbi astatine Chabad of Bondi and an organizer of the formation event.

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Emergency workers transport a idiosyncratic connected a stretcher aft a reported shooting astatine Bondi Beach successful Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (Mark Baker/AP Photo)

"While each Chabad halfway operates independently, they relation nether our planetary umbrella organization," Krinsky clarified. "There are nary words to underscore the anguish and heartbreak caused by this gut-wrenching tragedy." 

"Rabbi Schlanger was among the victims of this barbarism," helium added. "He had heavy ties to the United States and studied here, helium has household present and though the onslaught took spot acold away, this Hanukkah we consciousness him person than ever."

"He was younger than I am, and we attended the aforesaid institutions, though astatine antithetic times," Krinsky noted. "He dedicated his beingness to surviving successful communities astir the world, acold distant from home, inspired by the Rebbe's teachings and vision.

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Armed constabulary enactment astatine the country aft a shooting incidental astatine Bondi Beach successful Sydney connected December 14, 2025. Australian constabulary said 2 radical were successful custody pursuing reports of aggregate gunshots connected December 14 astatine Sydney's famed Bondi Beach, urging the nationalist to instrumentality shelter. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images)

Schlanger, calved successful the U.K., joined Chaya, the girl of salient Australian Rabbi Yehoram Ulman.

"Following their marriage, immoderate 18 years ago, they moved to Sydney to assistance turn the assemblage and bring the quality and tone of the Jewish contented to beingness for galore successful the Sydney Jewish community," Krinsky explained. "He would person recovered immoderate spot to determination to spell astir the enactment that helium had helium wanted to dedicate his beingness to."

As the satellite responded, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the onslaught arsenic an "act of axenic evil," according to The Associated Press.

"We are crushed for the families who were celebrating the Festival of Light connected Bondi Beach," Krinsky said.

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A wellness idiosyncratic moves a stretcher aft a shooting incidental astatine Bondi Beach successful Sydney connected December 14, 2025. Australian constabulary said 2 radical were successful custody pursuing reports of aggregate gunshots connected December 14 astatine Sydney's famed Bondi Beach, urging the nationalist to instrumentality shelter. (Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images)

"But each Chabad assemblage worldwide is already doing what we bash best: spreading much light, strengthening Jewish pridefulness and observance, and expanding acts of goodness and kindness."

"The perpetrator whitethorn person wanted to dim the Hanukkah lights successful Sydney – but they volition pain adjacent brighter crossed Australia and astir the globe."

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A connection released by Chabad Lubavitch Headquarters successful New York said, "Let america beryllium clear: this was a treacherous enactment of panic – an onslaught connected the community, connected goodness, and connected airy itself. It reflects a clime successful which Jew hatred has been allowed to turn and to crook violent. That world indispensable beryllium confronted." 

"We volition grant the lives taken by enhancing Jewish practice, pridefulness and visibility. May their airy emergence from this sorrow, and their representation beryllium a blessing to america all," the connection read.