Overview
- In a Fox News interview, Sen. John Fetterman called recognizing a Palestinian state an “absolute betrayal” for Israel and the worldwide Jewish community and aligned with Sen. Lindsey Graham’s warning.
- Australian police say the Bondi Beach shooting at a Hanukkah celebration targeted the Jewish community and is being investigated as an act of terrorism.
- Casualty reports from the attack conflict, with 11 or 12 people reported dead, including a suspected attacker, and many others injured.
- Australia, France, the United Kingdom and Canada recognized Palestine earlier this year, whereas the United States has not.
- Fetterman criticized what he described as growing anti-Israel rhetoric within his party and blamed social media for fueling antisemitism, while top Democrats including Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries condemned the attack.