He fled Israel in the face of Islamism and anti-Semitism and this Sunday it also reached him in Australia: a survivor of the brutal attacks by Palestinian Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023. was injured this weekend in the attack which left nine people dead on Bondi Beach in Sydney.
The man, who did not want to reveal his identity, was on the beach with his family celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. As indicated in the Mirrorhad just been created two weeks in Australia.
“It’s a massacre. It was a real massacre,” the survivor told Nine News television. “October 7 was the last time I saw that. I never thought I’d see this in Australianot even in my life, precisely at Bondi Beach, this emblematic place,” he added.
“I saw children fall to the ground, I saw elderly people. I saw invalids. blood was flowing everywhere” added the survivor, who revealed that he had been beaten and “lost blood”, but that “there are people around who are much worse”.
The injured man arrived in Australia just two weeks ago to “work with the Jewish community”. to fight anti-Semitismto combat this bloody and devastating hatred”.
In his statements, he also left a message of hope and, speaking of the traditional resilience of the Jewish community, he said that “they had lived through worse situations.” “We will get through this and we’re going to catch the bastards who did it“, he concluded.
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