Subhead:Standing at the site of Australia’s worst terror attack, MK Amichai Chikli delivered a blunt message: the warning signs were clear and failure to learn the lessons now will mean it happens again.#
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While in Bondi, I spoke with Israeli MK Amichai Chikli, who had rushed to support the Jewish community following the horrific terror attack at Bondi Beach, targeting the ‘Chanukah by the Sea’ family day.
Standing at the Bondi Pavilion, Chikli didn’t hold back. “People said that they were shocked. We were not shocked at all. At all. There is zero surprise here,” he told me. He pointed to a demonstration just four months ago in Sydney where Al-Qaeda and ISIS flags were displayed, saying it was a warning no one acted upon.
Why did my brothers and sisters have to die for the silent majority to come out?!
Evil persists when good men do nothing.
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— Avi Yemini (@OzraeliAvi) December 22, 2025
Chikli was clear about why he came so quickly. “This is the deadliest terror attack that we have experienced since October 7th. For the Australians, I know that for at least three decades, Australia did not experience such a horrific terror attack. Therefore, just like the Jewish community stood strongly with us on October 7th, it is our duty as the State of Israel to support the Jewish community in their toughest hour.”
