Jean-Christophe Attias and Esther Benbassa. (Credit: Shelomo Sadak)
The deadliest attack on Australian soil since 1996 unfolded last Sunday, when a father and son, suspected of ties to the jihadist group Islamic State, carried out a terrorist attack targeting a Jewish celebration in Sydney. The assault underscored the resurgence of violent antisemitism worldwide and recalled earlier jihadist attacks in France, including those at the Ozar Hatorah school in 2012 and the Hyper Cacher supermarket in 2015.The violence against Australia’s Jewish community also unfolded against a broader global backdrop: the spillover of the Israeli-Palestinian issue beyond the region since Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip, which Amnesty International has described as genocidal.Historians Jean-Christophe Attias and Esther Benbassa, both specialists in Jewish history, have co-authored several books, including...
The deadliest attack on Australian soil since 1996 unfolded last Sunday, when a father and son, suspected of ties to the jihadist group Islamic State, carried out a terrorist attack targeting a Jewish celebration in Sydney. The assault underscored the resurgence of violent antisemitism worldwide and recalled earlier jihadist attacks in France, including those at the Ozar Hatorah school in 2012 and the Hyper Cacher supermarket in 2015.The violence against Australia’s Jewish community also unfolded against a broader global backdrop: the spillover of the Israeli-Palestinian issue beyond the region since Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip, which Amnesty International has described as genocidal.Historians Jean-Christophe Attias and Esther Benbassa, both specialists in Jewish history, have co-authored several books,...
