{"id":55243,"date":"2025-12-23T06:25:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/australia-to-invite-president-herzog-for-visit-as-soon-as-possible-following-bondi-beach-attack\/23\/12\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T06:25:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:25:39","slug":"australia-to-invite-president-herzog-for-visit-as-soon-as-possible-following-bondi-beach-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/australia-to-invite-president-herzog-for-visit-as-soon-as-possible-following-bondi-beach-attack\/23\/12\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia to invite President Herzog for visit &#8216;as soon as possible&#8217; following Bondi Beach attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PM Anthony Albanese said Australia\u2019s governor general will invite President Isaac Herzog to visit, as the two discussed the Bondi Beach terror attack and rising antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Australia&#8217;s governor-general will issue an invitation to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/isaac-herzog\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Isaac Herzog;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Isaac Herzog<\/a> to visit the country &#8220;as soon as possible,&#8221; Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/diaspora\/antisemitism\/article-880886\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Anthony Albanese;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Anthony Albanese<\/a> said in a phone call with the president on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Herzog confirmed he would accept the invitation, noting that the president of the Zionist Federation of Australia had also extended an invitation, according to the President&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the phone call, Herzog and Albanese discussed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/islamic-terrorism\/article-881057\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bondi Beach terror attack;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bondi Beach terror attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Albanese expressed &#8220;profound shock and dismay&#8221; over the attack, which occurred at the popular Sydney beachside on the first night of Hanukkah, the President&#8217;s Office noted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>People gather at the floral tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025. (credit: REUTERS\/Jeremy Piper)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Herzog: &#8216;Take all legal measures against antisemitism, extremism, jihadist terror&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Herzog, while also expressing &#8220;deep horror and shock over the catastrophic terror attack,&#8221; highlighted the importance of taking &#8220;all legal measures to combat the unprecedented rise in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/diaspora\/antisemitism\/article-881006\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:antisemitism, extremism, and jihadist terror;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">antisemitism, extremism, and jihadist terror<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Herzog also conveyed his &#8220;profound condolences&#8221; to the families of victims, and wished for a speedy recovery for the injured, his office added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/australia-invite-president-herzog-visit-110816543.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PM Anthony Albanese said Australia&rsquo;s governor general will invite President Isaac Herzog to visit, as the two discussed the Bondi Beach terror<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/australia-to-invite-president-herzog-for-visit-as-soon-as-possible-following-bondi-beach-attack\/23\/12\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/59d0f9b1289edd86f1f4b24939b5f5ae","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55243"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}