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Bondi Beach Attack Suspect Appears in Court on 59 Charges

Is Australia facing a major antisemitism problem or are Muslims suffering collective punishment and backlash?

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Bondi Beach Attack Suspect Appears in Court on 59 Charges

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Above: A sketch shows accused Bondi shooter Naveed Akram appearing via video link at Downing Centre Local Court, Sydney, Feb.16, 2026. Image credit: Rocco Fazzari/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Narrative A

The Jewish community in Australia faces an unprecedented wave of antisemitic terror that authorities downplayed for far too long. From fire bombings of synagogues and schools to the Bondi massacre that killed 15 people celebrating Hanukkah, the warning signs were ignored while Jewish families lived in fear and considered fleeing the country.

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Narrative B

This is a tragic attack, but it can't also be ignored that Muslims in Australia are suffering collective punishment for a terrorist attack they universally condemned, with mosques vandalized and cemeteries desecrated despite a Syrian-Australian hero stopping the Bondi gunman. Anti-Muslim hatred has spiked 740% while far-right groups operate with impunity, and legislation risks criminalizing legitimate criticism of Israeli war crimes.

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