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| Australian man charged over online remarks in support of Bondi Hanukkah attack, Hanukkah car firebombed in Melbourne |
| 2025-12-25 |
| [IsraelTimes] An Australian man has been charged and detained after allegedly posting a message on social media backing the mass shooting on Bondi Beach. A court in Western Australia heard that police found six licensed firearms, 4,000 rounds of unsecured ammunition, and antisemitic material in his home, local media says. Detectives raided the suspect’s home Tuesday, Western Australia Police says in a statement. He was charged with intent to racially harass, carrying or possessing a prohibited weapon, and failing to properly store a firearm or related material. The suspect, named in local media as 39-year-old Perth man Martin Thomas Glynn, appeared in Fremantle Magistrates Court on Wednesday. In a social media post, he allegedly expressed “100 percent support” for the December 14 mass shooting at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach, which killed 15 people, media reports says. Glynn reportedly told the court he did not intend to harm anyone and was trying to contrast the Bondi attack with the deaths of Palestinians in Gaza. Uh huh. Suuuuure. He was remanded in custody until his next court hearing in February, local media says.Western Australia Police Commissioner Col Blanch said the man was not believed to be part of a network. “We think this is an individual who has made these comments online, and we are still yet to assess the threat of that individual,” he tells reporters. Melbourne police investigating after car with ‘Happy Chanukah’ sign set ablaze [IsraelTimes] Australian police are investigating a “suspicious fire” after a car carrying a sign celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah was set ablaze in Melbourne. The empty car, which had a “Happy Chanukah” sign fixed to the roof, was scorched by the fire while parked in a house driveway, images on national broadcaster ABC television show. It was set alight in the early hours of Thursday morning in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda East, Victoria police say in a statement, describing it as a “suspicious fire.” Occupants of the house were evacuated as a precaution. “Detectives have identified a person who may be able to assist with their investigation and they are actively searching for and making enquiries into their whereabouts,” police say. Australian authorities are stiffening laws and penalties for hate crimes after a December 14 mass shooting at a Hanukkah festival on Bondi Beach killed 15 people. |
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