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The Jewish community in Australia is deeply shaken after recent attacks, including the Bondi Beach incident, as fears of violence and hatred resurface in daily life. Rabbi Yossi Friedman urges zero tolerance for hate, calling on authorities to take real action. Data analyst Brett Ackerman reports the community remains on high alert, avoiding public symbols and seeking safety in daily routines. Retired writer Danny Gingef stresses that Australians must be able to live freely without fear, drawing comparisons to Israel's swift security responses.

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00:00Unfathomable tragedy that has shaken all of us and we won't be the same.
00:06Let this be a turning point for all of Australia as to the dangers and horrors of hate.
00:12And when I'm there I feel safe because an attack like that...
00:17I was speaking to a friend yesterday.
00:20For the last two years the Jews have been on high alert.
00:22I think we've always been conscious of our own safety.
00:26We go into a restaurant.
00:28More. Three more.
00:50Well obviously the community is extremely shaken.
00:52The writing has been on the wall for the past two and a bit years.
00:56You know since October 7 there have been insults that have been slurs that have been thrown against us.
01:02They have graffitied on our homes and on our institutions.
01:06There has to be a zero tolerance for hate. That's what we need to see not just in words but in action.
01:12Real action. And that's what we haven't seen and that's why I think there's...
01:16I know there's fear in the community for gatherings, for events.
01:26For the last two years the Jews have been on high alert.
01:28I think we've always been conscious of our own safety.
01:32We go into a restaurant. We know where the exits are.
01:42Certain areas we may not want to wear a mug and davids or a kippot or hide them under a hat.
01:48I go to Israel. My oldest son lives in Israel.
02:08And when I'm there I feel safe because an attack like that...
02:12I was speaking to a friend yesterday who called from Israel.
02:16He said an attack like that would have lasted eight seconds in Israel.
02:20Eight seconds in Israel.
02:22Oh, the more.
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