By: Krug Stillo

Outgoing Mayor Eric Adams condemned the deadly terror attack at Australia’s Bondi Beach as a stark example of what he called the “globalization of the intifada,” using the overseas bloodshed to underscore why New York City is ramping up security for Hanukkah events across the five boroughs, as the New York Post reported.

Speaking just weeks before the end of his term, Adams addressed the massacre — which left at least 15 people dead and dozens wounded — while standing alongside NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to outline heightened protections for Jewish communities and religious celebrations citywide, the Post reported.

During his remarks, Adams stumbled at points, repeatedly misstating Australia as “Austria,” but forcefully argued that the ideology behind the Bondi Beach attack reflects a broader, global threat facing Jewish communities, according to the Post.

“What happened in Sydney is exactly what people mean when they talk about globalizing the intifada,” Adams said, calling the massacre a real-world manifestation of extremist rhetoric translating into violence, the New York Post reported.

The mayor rejected the notion that the attack was random or unforeseeable, instead placing blame squarely on radical Islamist extremism. “This did not come out of nowhere,” Adams said. “It is the result of extremist ideology, and we have to be honest about that,” according to the Post.

Commissioner Tisch, who is Jewish, took an equally blunt tone, describing the massacre as part of a sustained and widening campaign targeting Jewish life worldwide, the Post reported.

“This is what happens when hatred goes far beyond words and turns into unspeakable violence,” Tisch said. She warned that Jewish communities are confronting a threat that is constant, evolving, and global in scope — a reality that has shaped the NYPD’s security posture, according to the New York Post.

Tisch said the department had already begun preparing for public menorah lightings and Hanukkah gatherings well before the attack in Australia, but emphasized that security measures were further intensified in its aftermath, the Post reported.

New Yorkers attending celebrations should expect to see a heavy police presence, including uniformed officers, specialized patrols, counterterrorism units, and heavily armed teams at synagogues and public events, Tisch said. She added that bomb squad deployments would be used where deemed necessary, according to the New York Post.

“We’ve increased our posture even more following the attacks in Australia,” Tisch said, stressing that prevention and visibility are key to deterring violence, the Post reported.

The Bondi Beach attack unfolded during a “Chanukah by the Sea” gathering that drew hundreds of attendees. Fifteen people were killed and approximately 40 others injured when gunmen opened fire, according to details cited by the Post.

Among the victims was a 10-year-old child. One of the oldest victims was a Holocaust survivor who died while shielding his wife from the gunfire, the New York Post reported.