Anger Simmers at Bondi Over Missed Warnings on Antisemitism

Anger over the Bondi Beach massacre spilled over as Australia’s Jewish community accused the government of failing to halt a years-long increase in antisemitism that culminated in the nation’s worst-ever terrorist incident.

Hundreds of people of different faiths gathered Monday near the site of the killings to leave flowers, hug each other and cry, or to show solidarity with Sydney’s Jewish population. Many also expressed deep-seated acrimony toward authorities after a two-year surge in antisemitic incidents.

“There’s an immense amount of anger,” said Richard Benjamin, a 47-year-old who was attending a Jewish gathering with his family near the attacks on ...