JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Western countries to step up their fight against antisemitism and protect Jewish communities, two days after a deadly mass shooting at a Jewish event in Sydney.<\/p>\n
\u201cI demand that Western governments do what is necessary to fight antisemitism and provide the required safety and security for Jewish communities worldwide,\u201d Netanyahu said in a video address on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey would do well to heed our warnings. I demand action \u2014 now,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
A father and son opened fire on people thronging the famous beach for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Sunday evening, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more.<\/p>\n
The Australian authorities said the attack was antisemitic, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying it appeared to be \u201cmotivated by Islamic State ideology,\u201d referring to the jihadist group that swept through Iraq and Syria more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Netanyahu accused Canberra of having fueled antisemitism in the period leading up to the shooting.<\/p>\n
\u201cA few months ago I wrote to the Australian prime minister that your policy is pouring oil on the fire of antisemitism,\u201d he said, referring to a letter he sent to Albanese in August following Canberra\u2019s announcement that it would recognize Palestinian statehood.<\/p>\n
\u201cAntisemitism is a cancer that spreads when leaders are silent,\u201d Netanyahu added during a televised public address at an event in southern Israel.<\/p>\n
His words were echoed by Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, who urged Canberra to act against the \u201csurge\u201d in antisemitism during a phone call with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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