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S8 Ep197: Malcolm Hoenlein condemns the Bondi Beach terror attack as part of a global pattern of Islamist violence fueled by appeasement. He highlights the Australian government's failure to address warning signs, including anti-Semitic marches, and notes Iranian i

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John Batchelor

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4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Malcolm Hoenlein condemns the Bondi Beach terror attack as part of a global pattern of Islamist violence fueled by appeasement. He highlights the Australian government's failure to address warning signs, including anti-Semitic marches, and notes Iranian influence, warning that ignoring these threats invites further radicalization and violence.
1905 Sydney

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0:00.0

This is CBS Eye on the World.

0:08.5

Here's John Batchelor.

0:11.8

This is CBS, I on the world.

0:14.4

I'm John Batchelor.

0:15.7

That is McCutter, American Greatness, joins me,

0:18.8

and we're very pleased to bring on Malcolm Holnine to explain

0:23.0

a tragedy that cannot be explained, except we've read this before. We'll read it again.

0:29.9

Bondi Beach gunman pledged allegiance to Islamic State. That's a quote from London, the

0:35.6

telegraph. The death toll on the shootings is now 16, including the shooter.

0:42.2

There are names and identifications flowing right now, and I remind myself whenever I read these headlines, fog of war.

0:50.3

The first three reports are wrong.

0:52.1

Wait, wait, and wait.

0:53.6

The investigations are underway.

0:56.1

But Malcolm has information that's critical to understand the scale of the horror in Australia.

1:02.3

Malcolm, it is not a good day, but we must do these details.

1:06.8

There are 15 dead among the celebrants on Bondi Beach, the most popular beach in Australia.

1:13.5

It's summertime there.

1:14.5

I remind everybody.

1:16.1

It's barbecue time, even though it's Christmas here in the North Temperate Zone.

1:20.4

People were out enjoying the day celebrating Hanukkah.

1:24.3

And then, what do we know so far, Malcolm, about the casualties, not only the

1:30.0

K.I. The dead, but those who are severely wounded. And what do we know now about aid flowing to

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