The Jewish community’s safety concerns were sorely underestimated

April 30, 2026 — 4:58pm

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The interim report by the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has revealed a muted response by the NSW Police to repeated security concerns expressed among Sydney’s Jewish community on the eve of the Bondi Beach tragedy.

The report found that just six days before the December 14 terror attack, CSG NSW, the volunteer-led organisation that arranges security for synagogues, Jewish schools and community events, emailed NSW Police advising of 13 upcoming Jewish communal events in the Eastern Suburbs. The group asked for assistance and warned “a terrorist attack against the NSW Jewish Community was likely”.

It specifically asked NSW Police to provide assistance with security for the event.

According to the interim report, “the Eastern........

© The Sydney Morning Herald