Israeli President

Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived in Australia on Monday for a visit designed to show support for the country’s Jewish community following a December shooting that killed 15 people during a Hanukkah celebration, though the trip has sparked legal challenges and planned protests across multiple cities.

Herzog traveled to Sydney at the invitation of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, extended after the December 14 attack at Bondi Beach, the deadliest such incident in Australia in decades. The shooting, which targeted a Jewish religious gathering, sent shockwaves through a nation unaccustomed to mass violence and intensified debates over antisemitism and community safety. …