US EditionAustralian PM visits Bondi Beach hero in hospital
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese honored Ahmed al-Ahmed for disarming a gunman during the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack; over A$1.1 million raised for his recovery, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Ahmed al Ahmed at St George Hospital in Kogarah and shared a bedside photo on X praising his courage.
- During a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday, Australian police said Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed Akram, 24, opened fire at Bondi Beach, killing 15 and injuring at least 40.
- Ahmed lunged at the attacker and seized his rifle, stopping further killing; he has undergone one operation but faces more, risking loss of his left arm, surgeons at St George Hospital say.
- A GoFundMe campaign quickly raised more than AUS $1million within hours, and the cabinet considered tougher gun laws, with Albanese saying "strong, decisive and focused action was needed."
- Investigations are exploring possible links to external actors as Israeli officials and Australian authorities probe whether Iran orchestrated the attack; Benjamin Netanyahu criticised leadership, but Albanese urged unity.
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When Muslims save lives, the Islamophobia machine looks the other way
(RNS) — The truth about a society often reveals itself in moments of crisis, in the unscripted actions of ordinary people. On Sunday (Dec. 14) in Sydney, when gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, it was Ahmed al Ahmed, a 43-year-old Syrian-born Muslim and Australian immigrant, who ran toward danger. He tackled and disarmed one of the attackers, likely saving countless lives, and was lauded by Australian leaders and global…
Ahmed al Ahmed's bravery at Bondi Beach reminds us of our own humanity in a world that seeks to erode it
We tend to think of human behavior as deeply shaped by group lines. Again and again, research in social psychology and social neuroscience, along with everyday experience, shows how easily people come to see themselves as members of distinct groups, how quickly an “us” and a “them” emerge, and how rapidly loyalty on one side gives way to suspicion on the other, sometimes even when those divisions are thin or arbitrary. As a fiction writer and a …
Chicago Tribune
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Like many Australians strolling along Bondi Beach on long, warm summer nights, Ahmed al Ahmed just wanted a cup of coffee with a friend. Around him, a massacre erupted as two gunmen targeted Jews celebrating Hanukkah in a park near the shore. Soon, al Ahmed was crawling, crouching, between two parked cars before lunging directly at one of the unsuspecting shooters. In footage that has been…
From Syria to Sydney: A Hero's Courage Bridges Worlds
From Syria to Sydney: A Hero's Courage Bridges Worlds During Australia's worst mass shooting in three decades, Sydney shopowner Ahmed al-Ahmed courageously disarmed a gunman, preventing further tragedy. The event, which took place at a Jewish holiday gathering at Bondi Beach, claimed 15 lives but would have possibly resulted in more, if not for his intervention.Known for his valiant persona, Ahmed, originally from Syria's Idlib province, moved t…
Man Hailed As Hero After Tackling And Disarming Bondi Beach Shooter In Harrowing Viral Video
According to reports from Australia's New South Wales (NSW) Police Force, on the evening of Sunday, December 14, two gunmen opened fire on a crowd gathered at Sydney's Bondi Beach to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah.Fourteen people died at the scene and two more later succumbed to their injuries, bringing the death toll to 16. An additional 40 people were confirmed injured.The gunmen exchanged fire with police, but were stopped at the scene.O…
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