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Antisemitic incidents in Australia rose by 600% in days following Bondi Beach massacre

Online antisemitic discourse, reports of verbal attacks, and property damage, in Australia spiked by up to 600% following the Bondi Beach terror attack, Israeli government data shows.

Antisemitic incidents in Australia rose by 600% after the Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre in Sydney, Israel’s Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry found in data published on Thursday.

According to the data, in the two days following the mass shooting, there was a sharp spike in expressions of hatred against Jews, alongside physical and verbal violence in public.

Before the terror attack, there were approximately 3,000 posts containing mentions of antisemitism published per day in Australia. However, on the day of the attack, this rose to 17,100, representing an increase of 420%, peaking the following day with over 21,500 posts, illustrating an increase of 600%.

Even after social platform moderating procedures removed some of the posts, the amount of hostile antisemitic discourse remained five times higher than the routine average seen before the massacre.

Data was collected using a continuous monitoring system that identified terms clearly associated with antisemitic rhetoric, including slurs such as “Jewboy” and Holocaust denial terms, while filtering out neutral mentions.

Against the backdrop of these findings, the ministry announced that it is working in cooperation with Australia’s Jewish community and other Israeli government ministries to issue alerts and provide support to educational and community institutions.

Chikli speaks out, denounces Australian gov’t lack of action

“The Australian government is not doing enough to uproot the phenomenon at its source,” Chikli alleged.

According to him, “online incitement is part of a dangerous web of hatred that increases the threat to the Jewish community. This is a time for real and determined  action.”