Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and rising antisemitism

SYDNEY — Australia began public hearings on Monday into the Bondi Beach mass shooting in December, part of a wide-ranging national inquiry with ​witnesses set to give evidence on their experience of escalating antisemitism ‌in the country

SYDNEY — Australia began public hearings on Monday into the Bondi Beach mass shooting in December, part of a wide-ranging national inquiry with ​witnesses set to give evidence on their experience of escalating antisemitism ‌in the country.

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The attack, which left 15 dead at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration, fueled calls for tougher gun controls and more action to tackle hatred towards Jews, and followed ​a spate of antisemitic incidents in Australia.

Add NBC News to GoogleMoment of silence for Bondi Beach shooting victims before New Year in Sydney00:56Virginia Bell, a retired judge appointed ​to lead the Royal Commission inquiry, said the first block of ⁠public hearings would investigate the nature and prevalence of antisemitism in the ​country.