Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and rising antisemitism

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SYDNEY, May 4 (Reuters) - Australia began public hearings on Monday into the Bondi Beach mass shooting in December, part of a wide-ranging national inquiry with ​witnesses set to give evidence on their experience of escalating antisemitism ‌in the country. The attack, which left 15 dead at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration, fuelled calls for tougher gun controls and more action to tackle hatred towards Jews, and followed ​a spate of antisemitic incidents in Australia. Virginia Bell, a retired judge