Trump condemns attack in Australia and calls on American Jews to celebrate Hanukkah without fear

President Donald Trump said Sunday that any and all American Jews celebrating Hanukkah will not have to feel concerned for their safety, following the bloodthirsty attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. "Celebrate proudly; be proud of who you are," the Republican leader said during an appearance on the conservative Fox News network shortly after the brutal attack that left more than 10 people dead.

At a government meeting in the Israeli city of Dimona, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had warned Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in a letter sent in August that his government's policies were encouraging anti-Semitism. Netanyahu accused his Australian counterpart of failing to act as anti-Semitism spread, and even claimed that inaction had helped create a climate of growing hostility against Jewish communities in the Oceanic country. "We saw an action of a brave man – turns out a Muslim brave man, and I salute him – that stopped one of these terrorists from killing innocent Jews. But it requires the action of your government, which you are not taking. And you have to, because history will not forgive hesitation and weakness. It will honor action and strength," Netanyahu said during the meeting.

Australian authorities reported that at least 11 people have been killedand dozens more injured, with no clarity so far on how many of them are in serious condition.