Bondi Hanukkah attack hero Ahmed al Ahmed visits Chabad leader's grave in New York

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The Muslim man paid homage to Chabad Lubavitch leader Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, ahead of his appearance at Chabad's annual charity gala on Wednesday

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Haaretz

12:03 AM • January 08 2026 IST

The Muslim man who disarmed one of the shooters in the attack on a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach visited the grave of Chabad's spiritual leader in New York on Tuesday.

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