SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The United Jewish Federation of Utah is reacting to the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.
The federation said they are “heartbroken and outraged” by the blatant antisemitic terrorist attack against the Jewish community, which took place during a first night-of-Chanukah gathering. The shooting left 16 dead and many more injured.
“This was a deliberate act of violence against Jews gathered openly to practice their faith,” a statement from the organization reads. “It must be named clearly: this was antisemitism. Once again, Jews were targeted simply for being Jewish and for celebrating our traditions and our right to religious freedom. We must not ignore efforts to normalize hatred or to cloak antisemitism in political rhetoric.”…