How Israel politicised the Bondi Beach attack to push against the Palestinian fight for statehood https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/49369037-1bdb-4788-92f0-830ca3c363a7 A tragic shooting targeting a crowd celebrating Hanukkah on Australia’s Bondi Beach last Sunday left 15 people dead and more than 40 others injured. While people around the world mourned the brutal killing of innocents , Israeli politicians and Zionist figures saw the tragedy as an opportunity to undermine support for Palestinian statehood. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to blame the attack on Australia’s recognition of Palestine last summer, telling Australian Prime Minister Antony Albanese that his “call for a Palestinian state poured fuel on the antisemitic fire”. “It’s hard not to feel a real degree of disgust and frustration and shamelessness at the Israeli government, a government that has spent the last two and a half years committing genocide against Palestinians, committing mass crimes, mass killing, torture,” says Australian journalist Antony Loewenstein. Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Catch previous episodes of MEE LIVE, our biweekly news programme exploring the stories shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis, and hard-hitting interviews. Originally airing Tuesdays & Thursdays at 12pm ET | 5pm BST Got a story tip or question? Reach us at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:42:16 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube How Israel politicised the Bondi Beach attack to push against the Palestinian fight for statehood https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/49369037-1bdb-4788-92f0-830ca3c363a7 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.