While the State of Israel, Australia, and other nations the world over have condemned the shooting and used the tragedy to highlight the rising tide of antisemitism, that narrative echoes the obliviousness those countries have about the role they have played in causing the resurgence of Islamic terrorism. Decades of fighting the futile War on Terror continue to result in the loss of innocent life as a price of the bloodlust of a foreign policy aimed at destabilizing the Middle East. While the ulterior motives behind the War on Terror have become clear, what remains lost is how much destabilizing the West is integral to continuing its mission. 

In his public remarks following the shooting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu excoriated his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese. Netanyahu blamed the Australian government under his leadership for the attack, alleging it has failed to curb his perceived rise of antisemitism in the country. The Israeli Prime Minister claimed that Albanese had "abandoned Australia's Jews" and characterized Australia's official recognition of a Palestinian state under his leadership on September 21st as pouring fuel on the country's "antisemitic fire." Netanyahu's remarks were distilled into a damning response from Israel's Diaspora Affairs Ministry, which stated that the "blood of the victims is on the hands of the Australian government."

Netanyahu's claimed that the Australian government under Albanese has abandoned the interests of its Jewish population is a criticism entirely at odds with reality. In the months leading up to the shooting, Albanese's government has taken increased measures to protect the country's Jewish diaspora. Australia has effectively severed its diplomatic ties with Iran following its determination that the country helped orchestrate two separate arson attacks on a cafe and synagogue in Sydney that took place in October 2024. Upon reaching that conclusion in August, the Australian government subsequently expelled Iranian Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi from the country despite Iranian officials denying any connection to the attacks. Last month, the Albanese government continued its diplomatic crackdown against Iran by naming its Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.

In light of the disregard Netanyahu has shown for the enhanced efforts of Albanese's government to act in the interest of Australian Jews, his vitriolic remarks echo the solipsistic undertones that have defined the rhetoric of Israel by entirely divorcing the nation from any agency in cultivating the social climate that laid the groundwork for the shooting. While criticism of the immigration policy of Australia and other Western nations has become a focal point of any discussions following events like the attack on Bondi Beach, that very immigration policy is the byproduct of Israeli influence. Israel has and continues to view Western nations as effective receptacles for the displaced Muslim populations fleeing the turmoil brought upon the Middle East in pursuit of the advancement of Zionist foreign policy.