Since the bloody butchery of Israeli citizens by Hamas terrorists accompanied by Gazan citizens on October 7, 2023 kick starting the war against Israel, in August this year the Australian government announced an additional $20 million in humanitarian aid for Gaza. This followed growing domestic pressure and mass pro-Palestinian protests in Sydney and other capital cities of Australia demanding increased aid for Gazans and sanctions on Israel bringing Australia’s total humanitarian assistance for civilians in Gaza and Lebanon to over $130 million according to the Australian government’s own figures.

It would seem that the Australian government chose not to recognise that much of the funds were being sifted by Hamas to stock up their arsenal and more than likely by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to pay the widows of suicide bombers.

The vicious and malicious attack on October 7, 2023 opened the floodgates for Anti-Jewish incidents and atrocities in the western democracies including Australia. What we have seen in the terrible massacre that occurred at Bondi Beach has clearly revealed the growing anti-Semitic Jew hating Jihadist radicalized mindset that is immerging in Australian cities against the Jewish communities.

Recognizing the Australian governments support for the so called ‘Palestinian’ cause under the guise of humanitarian aid, speaking hours after the attack at the Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted that he had sent a letter in August this year to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, charging Canberra with pouring fuel “on this anti-Semitic fire” the Israeli Prime Minister saw starting to engulf Australia.

Three days ago the Times of Israel paraphrasing his letter, reported that Benjamin Netanyahu said Albanese’s policies, which included recognizing a Palestinian state in September, encouraged “the Jew-hatred now stalking your streets. Antisemitism is a cancer. It spreads when leaders stay silent. You must replace weakness with action.”

The report continued, in an oblique attack on the Australian government, Netanyahu added: “We will continue to denounce those who do not denounce, but instead encourage. We will continue to demand that they do what is needed of leaders of free nations. We will not give up, we will not bow our heads, and we will continue to fight as our ancestors did.”

President Isaac Herzog condemned the “cruel” shooting at Bondi Beach, calling on Canberra to fight against “the enormous wave of antisemitism” that he said “is plaguing Australian society.” “Our sisters and brothers in Sydney, Australia, have been attacked by vile terrorists in a very cruel attack on Jews who had gone to light the first candle of Hanukkah,” he said at an event at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. “We repeat our alerts time and again to the Australian government,” he added.

According to a report in Sky News online in September 25 Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson stated there have been figures suggesting some 3,000 Gazans had already entered Australia with security checks taking “around an hour” on average, a timeframe she described as dangerously inadequate. In light of many young Gazan Arabs coming to Australia this kind of decision by the Australian government may well open the way for radicalised Islamic operatives coming in “under the radar” as it were. It is little wonder that the Jewish community in Australia are fearful of these kinds of decisions being made by the Albanese government. Clearly there seem to be a somewhat blatant disregard for Australian Jews by the Albanese government.

A report published recently by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) said the country saw 1,654 incidents during the 12-month period from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, about five times the annual average recorded in the decade prior to the October 7 onslaught that launched the war in Gaza. The year immediately following the Hamas attack had seen 2,062 incidents recorded, ECAJ noted.

Very early in his political career Anthony Albanese can be seen in video footage with a megaphone loudly condemning Israel and heralding his support for the ‘Palestinian ‘ cause, which is “no cause” as there has never been a Palestinian state as such. The word ‘Palestinian’ and ‘Palestine’ was an invention of the Romans against Israel using the name of their enemies the Philistines to derive the world ‘Palestine.’ The purpose of this renaming Israel was to destroy the Jewish identity. The word ‘Palestine’ used by the British was the continuation of the name given to Israel by the Romans.

In fact when Israel was declared a nation in 1948 under the British mandate the Arabs living in the Holy land were given their own land in the Transjordan where Arabs have been living there for 77 years since 1948, with a long-standing historical presence in the region. The Arabs had their state.

Only after Arafat came on the scene with the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) did the accusations against Israel as occupiers and usurpers become ‘fashionable’ among the Arabs living in Israel and the other Arab neighbours bordering Israel.

Originally the PLO was established in 1964, before Arafat became its leader in 1969. The organization aimed to unite various Arab factions under one umbrella and promoted armed struggle against Israel.

Since that time of course the word ‘Palestine’ has stuck even to the point where in almost every English translation of the Bible the maps in the back of those Bibles, call Israel “Palestine.” Of course in both Testaments the Bible calls the Holy land Israel! If God Himself, the Lord Jesus, the prophets of Israel and all of the apostles in their letters call the Holy land Israel, then those who argue the point, argue with God!

Tragically, with antisemitism and replacement theology spreading like gangrene throughout wider Christendom even in Australia, there are many professing Christians that are now supporting the so called ‘Palestinian’ cause and denigrating Israel. This of course is being incessantly fuelled by the bias of the mainstream media with their ‘fake news’ and orchestrated by Satan, the prince of the power of the air (atmosphere), Satan’s domain (Ephesians 2:2) (Job 1:6-7; 2:1-2). The “air” is that realm which transmits the waves of television and the internet.

If ever there is a time when the Jewish community in Australia needs the support and prayers of the wider Body of Messiah it is now! As for Gaza, there has always been humanitarian aid pouring into the Strip, especially by Israel, which has been documented by reliable media sources.

The shortage of humanitarian aid is due to Hamas hijacking the aid and re-selling it to the Gazan citizens at exorbitant prices to stock up their cache of weapons to use to kill more Israelis. Most of the Arab citizens in Gaza still support Hamas even though a growing number of Arabs have been seeking to leave Gaza but many of them stopped by Hamas. As for any peace treaty of ceasefire propagated by President Trump, Hamas will never lay down their weapons! Hezbollah have the same mentality!

It was the Australian government, along with other western governments that voted against Israel at the United Nations calling for the establishment of that two-state solution from hell and the official recognition of Palestine as a separate nation, that will bring their respective nations and armies under the judgement of God (Joel 3:1-312-13) (Zechariah 12:1-9).

According to one report online in the Nightly it states; “As for Australia ever since Hamas terrorists launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1195 people, incidents of antisemitism have been rising in Australia, and growing more brazen. Synagogues firebombed, homes graffitied, neo-Nazis marching in Australian capital cities and even a caravan laden with explosives potentially destined to cause a mass casualty event at a Jewish target.

Scores of people have been arrested but the acts of antisemitism are escalating to the point that Israel’s foreign minister has demanded the Albanese Government do “more to stop this disease” of antisemitism that has been spreading “almost unchecked.” How many more young Arabs from Gaza and among them the possibility of radicalised students will find their way into Australia courtesy of the Albanese government?

What happened in Bondi is a tragic event mirroring the tragedy of October 7, 2023 and a clear indication of the real and present danger to the Australian Jewish community by radicalised Jihadist terrorists.

To sum up, Scripture is clear that in the end-times, which we are seeing today, that God is using applied pressure against Israel to bring them to the place where as a nation they will encounter the Messiah and be saved (Zechariah 12:10-13:1). It will be a remnant we are told (Zechariah 13:8-9) (Isaiah 10:21) (Romans 9:27).

However, after all of Israel’s enemies have been destroyed the nation of Israel will be completely restored spiritually and nationally. In that day under the reign of the Messiah Israel as a nation will be exulted above every other surviving nation on earth (Micah 4:1-5). Israel will be “the head and not the tail,” “possess their possession” and “possess the gates of their enemies!” (Deuteronomy 28:13) (Obadiah 1:17) (Genesis 22:17).

Today God Himself is saying to all of the governments that are calling for the dissolution of Israel as a nation and supporting anti-Semitic activities and aiding Israel’s implacable Islamic neighbours, “For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head” (Obadiah 1:15). Selah.