Australia, Hanukkah and gun
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Bay Area Jewish community mourns on 1st night of Hanukkah
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The impact of this weekend’s deadly shooting in Australia was mentioned during a Hanukkah celebration in Cedar Rapids Tuesday night.
Australia's prime minister said the suspects in the shooting at the Hanukkah event were “motivated by Islamic State ideology.” They had traveled to the Philippines before the attack, officials said.
People of all ages had been looking forward to celebrating — especially this year, as a ceasefire in Gaza has held since October and all but one of the hostages taken by Hamas-led militants have been returned.
Two gunmen shot dead at least 11 people on Sunday during a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Australian authorities said, declaring it a terrorist attack. One gunman was fatally shot by police and the second arrested.