<p>The president of the World Zionist Organization, Rabbi Doron Perez, responded to the murderous attack at a Hanukkah candle-lighting event in Bondi Beach, Sydney, where ten Jews were killed and many injured.</p><p>“Our hearts go out to all the families of the murdered and injured in this heinous attack, whose only crime was attending a Hanukkah candle-lighting event,” he said.</p><p>In his remarks, Rabbi Perez called on the Australian government and governments around the free world to act decisively against antisemitism: “How much innocent blood must be shed before the danger of antisemitism is taken seriously?”</p><p>He added: “We call on the authorities in Australia not only to bring the murderers and their sponsors to justice, but also to ensure that all Jewish communities across the country can feel safe.”</p>

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Israel issued warnings in the months leading up to the Sydney Hanukkah massacre that Iran was preparing for attacks on the Jewish community in Australia.

At least 12 people have been killed in a shooting at the site of a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia.

The European Jewish Association wondered in response to the Sydney Hanukkah massacre what it will take for governments to 'admit that there is a giant antisemitic and antizionist elephant in the room?'

'These bastards will not win,' says Arsen Ostrovsky, a social media personality, chairman of the Jewish Council of Israel-Australia, who was injured in the Bondi terrorist attack.

Sky News Australia: 10 murdered in Sydney Hanukkah shooting

<p>Chairman of the Knesset Committee on Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs, MK Gilad Kariv on the shooting at a Hanukkah event in Sydney:</p><p>“A horrific tragedy has unfolded in Australia. Our hearts are with the members of the Jewish community in Sydney and across the country. The Australian government must act decisively to ensure the safety of Australian Jews and to combat the scourge of antisemitism.</p><p>I wish to send my prayers for a speedy recovery to those injured. It is the duty of the State of Israel to assist in the fight against antisemitism wherever it rears its ugly head.</p><p>The Committee on Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs will discuss this matter next Tuesday together with the Minister for Diaspora Affairs.”</p>