Irish Examiner view: Ireland is not immune to antisemitism

Targeted graffiti in Dublin, explicitly calling for Jews to be killed, has been identified in recent months

A couple lay flowers at a tribute to shooting victims outside the Bondi Pavilion at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Monday, a day after a shooting. Picture: Mark Baker/AP

The gun attack on a Jewish community celebrating Hanukkah on Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach, claiming 15 lives, has sent shockwaves around the world, again brining the growing incidents of antisemitism front and centre.

Jewish leaders in Sydney and in other major cities have been warning about rising levels of attacks on their communities in recent years, and they have said the actions of governments must change immediately in light of this heinous attack.