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Woman says dad died a hero during Bondi Beach attack, and "Australia's not a home for Jews anymore."
10 News Australia (CBS) ^ | 15 December 2025 | Emmet Lyons, Anna Coren

Posted on 12/15/2025 11:07:27 AM PST by WhiteHatBobby0701

The daughter of one of the victims of Sunday's Bondi Beach terror attack told CBS News on Monday that her father was "shot dead for being Jewish," and she now believes Australia is not a safe home for Jewish people.

Sheina Gutnick said that her father, Reuven Morrison, a 62-year-old Soviet-born member of the ultra-orthodox Jewish community in Australia, was killed while attempting to stop one of the two gunmen during Sunday's mass shooting, which Australian authorities have called an antisemitic terror attack.

"From my sources and understanding, he had jumped up the second the shooting started. He managed to throw bricks at the terrorist," Gutnick told CBS News in Bondi on Monday, referencing an attempt to stop one of the gunmen that was caught on camera during the attack the previous day.

She said it was her father seen trying to stop one of the assailants after another man, later identified as 43-year-old fruit seller Ahmed al Ahmed, confronted the suspect and wrestled a gun away from him.

"I believe after Ahmed managed to get the gun off the terrorist, my father had then gone to try and unjam the gun, to try and attempt shooting. He was screaming at the terrorist," she said. "My dear father, Reuven Morrison was shot dead for being Jewish at a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach while protecting lives, while jumping up, putting his own life at risk to save his fellow Jewish community members."

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: australia; banglist; beach; bondibeach; hanukkah; jewish; reuvenmorrison; shooting; terrorism
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NOTA BENE: The interviews were done with Australia's Network Ten news, which since 2017 has been part of CBS News.
1 posted on 12/15/2025 11:07:27 AM PST by WhiteHatBobby0701
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

Australia is no longer a safe home for Jews or people who consider themselves to be free.


2 posted on 12/15/2025 11:13:54 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

It’s the nature of true heroes that they prove how precious they were, the moment that you lose them.


3 posted on 12/15/2025 11:24:55 AM PST by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

Governments have gone Terrorist


4 posted on 12/15/2025 11:25:38 AM PST by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: MtnClimber

Sad but true.


5 posted on 12/15/2025 11:30:39 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: MtnClimber

Australia has come full circle, it’s back to being a place for criminals.


6 posted on 12/15/2025 11:31:14 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: butlerweave

Heartbreaking and terrifying. Just like “V For Vendetta”.


7 posted on 12/15/2025 11:31:16 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

Not a home for muslims either.


8 posted on 12/15/2025 11:35:10 AM PST by AU72
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

Not a home for muslims either.


9 posted on 12/15/2025 11:35:26 AM PST by AU72
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To: AU72

Not even a home for Australians either


10 posted on 12/15/2025 11:37:04 AM PST by Theodore R. ( )
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

Australia is not a safe home for Jewish people.


I know it won’t happen, but perhaps Australia (and several other nations) might want to ask themselves, “Which populations seem to cost us money and cause us trouble: the Jews or the muslims?” “Which group is easier for the rest of us to live with?” And then adjust our immigration policies accordingly.


11 posted on 12/15/2025 11:38:28 AM PST by hanamizu
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

In America and Israel Jews can protect themselves. Gun laws in Israel were relaxed after October 7. Seems like a rational response.


12 posted on 12/15/2025 11:43:40 AM PST by Spok (You know people are out of ideas when all they can do is verbally attack people they disagree with.)
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To: hanamizu

Which ones don’t use the hand to wipe and don’t sexually assault woman and murder men on a regular basis?


13 posted on 12/15/2025 11:45:54 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

Jews have 2.06 billion deadly problems and counting. That doesn’t look encouraging.


14 posted on 12/15/2025 11:47:59 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....I voted for this too!)
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To: hanamizu

‘Australia (and several other nations) might want to ask themselves, “Which populations seem to cost us money and cause us trouble: the Jews or the muslims?” “Which group is easier for the rest of us to live with?” And then adjust our immigration policies accordingly.’

Big time.


15 posted on 12/15/2025 11:51:25 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: hanamizu

I play music 4 times a month at a hotel near the local airport. Groups of Australians come through every so often. They are always in good humor, ready to party and converse about Australia and their travels. They are fun to hang with on breaks.


16 posted on 12/15/2025 11:54:05 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....I voted for this too!)
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Australia has come full circle, it’s back to being a place for criminals.

Especially in the government.

17 posted on 12/15/2025 12:03:22 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: No name given

IMHO the best way to further this is to promote the next great awakening. Every time our predecessors got closer to God, they realized that their culture was worth preserving.


18 posted on 12/15/2025 12:08:44 PM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

I’ve hung out with many Aussies as well. Great folks but they like to vote for commies lately.


19 posted on 12/15/2025 12:15:36 PM PST by ChuckHam
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To: ChuckHam

I suspect it’s like it is here, mainly the AWFLs that vote for the Commies.


20 posted on 12/15/2025 12:18:49 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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