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Unarmed bystander thwarts Bondi Beach shooter
Christa Case Bryant
The Sunday attack on Australia鈥檚 Jewish community, which has left at least 15 dead, marked a somber start to Hanukkah 鈥� a festival of lights commemorating the rededication of the Jewish temple.聽
Amid concern about rising antisemitism, the intervention of an unarmed bystander demonstrates the potential of individual action. A man identified in local media as Ahmed al-Ahmed tackled one of the shooters from behind, wresting his weapon away from him.聽
The leader of New South Wales, the state where the shooting happened on Sydney鈥檚 Bondi Beach, called Mr. Ahmed a 鈥済enuine hero.鈥澛犫�淚鈥檝e got no doubt that there are many, many people alive tonight as a result of his bravery,鈥� Premier Chris Minns said.聽
In Israel, the editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post, Zvika Klein,聽聽for Mr. Ahmed to be awarded a prize for his actions. There was 鈥渟omething profoundly Hanukkah鈥� about the moment he intervened, Mr. Klein wrote. 鈥淎 candle does not negotiate with darkness.鈥�
