SYDNEY: Israel’s President Isaac Herzog lands in Australia on Monday to honor victims of a mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
The head of state has said he will “express solidarity and offer strength” after gunmen opened fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at the beach on December 14, killing 15 people.
Herzog’s four-day trip has been welcomed by many Jewish Australians.
“His visit will lift the spirits of a pained community,” said Alex Ryvchin, co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the community’s peak body.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pleaded for protesters to remember the reason for Herzog’s visit.
