London, April 30 (IANS) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer called for stronger powers to tackle the ‘malign’ threat posed by states like Iran on Thursday, while addressing the nation about the Golders Green attack on Jews. He said that they know for a fact that these states want to harm British Jews, which is why he will fast-track the necessary legislation. He met with the community in Golders Green and expressed his sadness and solidarity with them.He stated in the vid…
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London, April 30 (IANS) Two Jewish pedestrians were stabbed in the north-west London neighbourhood by a man, in the latest in a series of assaults targeting the community. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that he was “deeply concerned” over the incident. The British counter-terrorism police have declared the incident a “terror attack”. The incident occurred earlier in the day in the north-west London neighbourhood, where a man armed with a knife randomly attacked Jewish pedestrians, Xinhua ne…
Dhaka: At a time when antisemitism is resurging across continents — manifesting in rhetoric, violence, and organised incitement — the response of democratic governments remains uneven and, at times, troublingly inconsistent. While some nations continue to permit the entry and public amplification of extremist clerics, others are beginning to recognise the dangers posed by such figures. Australia’s recent actions against foreign preachers accused of spreading anti-Jewish hatred offer a nota…
Sydney, Feb 9 (IANS) Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived in Sydney Monday morning to begin a four-day visit to Australia that is intended to show support for the Jewish community following a terror attack at Bondi Beach last December, but has also sparked controversy due to Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians.Herzog said in a statement that he would visit Jewish communities across Australia to “express solidarity and offer strength to the community in the aftermath of the attack,” Xinhu…
Sydney, Dec 24 (IANS) The parliament of Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW) had passed tough new gun and protest laws in response to the fatal mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Wednesday.ABC said that the bill, which packaged gun reforms with a ban on protests for up to three months, passed 18 votes to eight just before 3 a.m. local time on Wednesday and included a key amendment on tightening firearms laws for people with susp…
Canberra, Dec 22 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday issued an apology to the nation’s Jewish community following the mass shooting at Bondi Beach as he announced new laws that will target hate speech. Albanese said at a press conference in Canberra on Monday afternoon that he feels the “weight of responsibility” for the fatal shooting of 15 people at an event celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on December 14.”I’m sorry for what the Jewish…