Trump denounces 'purely antisemitic attack'; King Charles says Hanukkah story is proof that light 'will always triumph,' as leaders note deliberate timing of murderous attack

The deadly shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Australia's Bondi Beach follows a sharp rise in antisemitic attacks in the country since the Hamas-led assault on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the ensuing war in Gaza.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ascribed the fatal mass shooting in Sydney to Australia’s call for a Palestinian state, saying he warned ahead of the attack that the move “pours fuel on antisemitic fire.

A timeline of antisemitic incidents in Australia since Oct. 7, 2023 — including synagogue arsons and Hanukkah shooting in Bondi Beach.

Just after Hamas murdered more than 1,000 people Oct. 7, 2023, Islamists gathered at the Sydney Opera House chanting, “Gas

A group of Syrian-American Jews has registered a nongovernmental organization in Syria to restore Jewish heritage

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy sounded off about the attack on Jews celebrating the first night of Hannukah on Australia's Bondi Beach Sunday evening.

This year brought sweeping change in national politics, in the U.S.-Israel relationship and in New York, the city with the largest Jewish population. At the Forward, we closely tracked the transition to President Trump’s second term and profiled his cabinet selections and controversial nominees and appointees who trafficked in antisemitism or had ties to

The former NFL players disparaged Jews on their podcast, while the Jewish streamer they addressed laughed it off.

The Friday after Zohran Mamdani won, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch gave a sermon saying that he believed the incoming New York mayor’s criticisms of Israel aligned with Hamas and that critics of Israel wanted to separate “good Jews” from “bad Jews” in a way that endangers the city’s Jewish community.