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John Rain @johnthenoticer: Charlie Hebdo is a French left-wing satirical newspaper. You might not remember, but back in 2015, their editorial team was the victim of a terror attack carried out by two North African Islamists, in which 12 people were killed. Ten years later, two Muslim Pakistanis kill Jews on a beach in Australia, and look at who is depicted to illustrate these two Pakistanis in their latest front page: two white people who are disparaging caricatures of working-class French citizens. (In the image, the father says, 'We're going to the beach to k*ll Jews,' and the headline reads...

Wikipedia debating if attack targeting Jews at Sydney Chanukah event was ‘terror’. Deborah Lipstadt, scholar and former U.S. envoy on Jew-hatred, said that if the online encyclopedia was downplaying the attack that was unsurprising and it was “being true to itself.” (Dec. 16, 2025 / JNS) The attack, in which gunmen thought to be a father and son shot and killed 15 people at a Chanukah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday, is widely described as a terror attack. But editors on Wikipedia are debating whether that phrase is appropriate or it should just be called a “shooting.”...

Citing statements by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Abyaneh wrote that “spiritual defense” during Jewish Hanukkah ceremonies is "necessary."

The person named Ahmed Al Ahmad, hailed as a hero for disarming a gunman during the December 2025 Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney, Australia, has been widely reported by relatives and social media sources as being a Maronite Christian.Initial reports following the incident varied, with some sources identifying him as Muslim. However, numerous subsequent posts and comments from individuals claiming to be relatives or eyewitnesses clarified his religious affiliation. Key details reported include: He is a 43-year-old fruit shop owner of Syrian origin.

Antisemitism exposed: After Australia’s Hanukkah massacre, critics say appeasing extremists after Oct 7 fueled rising antisemitism. Synagogues and childcare centers have been firebombed amid record-high incidents of Jew hatred.