Sydney Attack and Public Distraction from Crimes Against Palestinians

TEHRAN (Defapress) - According to Quds Press, the Israeli media hastily highlighted the incident in the context of “anti-Semitism” to portray the occupying regime as the victim. While serious questions are being raised about the political and media dimensions of the attack, and the attempt to distract public attention from the bloody crimes against Palestinians.

Ali al-Awar, an expert on Palestinian and Israeli issues, said in this regard that the Israeli press, with bold and coordinated headlines, especially in the newspapers Maariv, Yedioth Ahronoth, and Haaretz, focused on the killing of 11 Israelis during the Hanukkah celebration, and reflected the incident in a security and symbolic format to serve the Zionist narrative.

The official reaction of the Zionist regime has so far been limited and has not gone beyond the level of general statements by Benjamin Netanyahu.

As usual, he linked the attack to the "increase in anti-Semitism", without presenting a serious political or security position.

Al-Awar added that the incident could deepen the internal division in Israel, because a part of the Zionist society considers Netanyahu's policies in the war on Gaza, the blockade, and aggression on Lebanon to be the cause of global anger and the transformation of Jews outside Palestine into targets of the consequences of these policies.

In contrast, the pro-Netanyahu movement is trying to revive the discourse of "anti-Semitism" and pressure the Australian government, preventing it from supporting the recognition of the Palestinian state and once again presenting Israel as a "victim".

Doubtful narratives were also circulating on social networks, which considered the incident to be "fabricated or designed" to attract global sympathy after the massacre in Gaza.

Some even pointed the finger of blame at the Israeli establishment, pointing to the Zionist movement’s historical record of sacrificing Jews for political gain, including the bombing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.

Palestinian journalist Fayez Abu Shamala noted that Mossad-linked accounts immediately, before the official results of the Australian investigation were released, called the perpetrators of the attack “jihadists,” a move that indicated the regime’s attempt to restore the role of “victim” and gain global sympathy after the genocidal war in Gaza.

He added that Netanyahu would take the footage of the attack to the United States to exploit in meetings with the media and Jewish communities and cover up the crimes of the siege and massacre in Gaza.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Katz also showed that the Sydney incident was being used as a global propaganda tool, not just for Australian Jews, by claiming to “support the Jewish communities of the world.”

Observers emphasized that the Palestinian Resistance has never targeted Jews outside Palestine and that its fight is not religious, but rather against the Zionist project and occupation of the Palestinian land.

Islamic centers, including the Council of Imams in Australia, also condemned any attacks on civilians and warned that such incidents should not be used to whitewash the occupying regime and justify its crimes.

Regarding the details of the Sydney incident, Australian police announced that on Sunday morning, on the first day of the Hanukkah celebration, a shooting near Sydney's Bondi Beach left 12 dead and dozens injured.

One of the attackers was killed in the incident, and two others were arrested. Among the victims were prominent figures such as the envoy of the Chabad movement and the head of the Australian Jewish Council.