Call for accountibility

A call to hold the government and security agencies to account for the terrorist attack


Summary:

  1. With all the anti-terror laws in place, terrorist attacks still happen.
  2. The Australian government and the security agencies must be held to account.

1- The cycle of a terrorist attack

The tragic incident at Bondi Beach on 15 Dec. occurred during a moment meant for joy and celebration.

Yet, as devastating as it is, this tragedy is already following a familiar and unacceptable pattern seen in terrorist attacks across Australia, the UK, the US, France, New Zealand, and beyond,
and it risks ending without any accountability from the very authorities tasked with protecting the public.

1.1- As in past incidents, the police response focused solely on eliminating the perpetrators, rather than capturing them alive for a proper investigations to uncover:

  • How they were radicalised
  • who financed them
  • whether others were involved and remain at large
  • what group they belonged to
  • how that group was formed and operates

1.2- As in past incidents, political parties are exploiting the tragedy for their own gain.
While other groups are using the moment to incite hatred against ordinary members of the Muslim community.

But no one is asking why anti-terror laws, which
restrict citizens’ civil liberties,
stifle academic and public discourse,
limit lawful expression and civic participation,
expand surveillance powers,
and strip away privacy and due process,
still fail to prevent massacres like this.

1.3- As in past incidents, the story will fade from public attention once its news cycle has run its course, leaving the public vulnerable to the next attack.


2- Demand accountability

If we are serious about preventing future tragedies and ensuring every person and child can live in peace and free from fear, the government and security agencies endowed with vast powers and resources must answer for their failures in foiling these tragedies.

Therefore, I humbly call on the Jewish community, civil society, and the wider Australian public to demand a full, independent investigation into how such attacks continue to occur despite existing safeguards.

To Muslim organisations in Australia, let this serve as a reminder: demanding accountability is not only a civic duty for reform, but also a clear religious obligation:

  • Enjoining what is right defines a believer, as the Quran repeatedly affirms (3:104, 3:110, 3:114, 9:71, 22:41, 31:17), and
  • Engaging in holding people accountable is an active way of applying Quran 21:23, which limits unaccountability exclusively to God.

To interfaith organisations in Australia, let this serve as a reminder: Moments of harm and crisis are when solidarity matters most. Standing together requires more than expressions of sympathy; it calls for shared responsibility and meaningful, principled action.
Seeking accountability is one such action. It reflects the shared commitment to justice and to the protection of human life, values cherished across all faith traditions.


This cycle of tragedy and inaction can not continue. The time for action, and accountability is now.



This email has been shared with the following organizations so far:
  • ActionAid Australia
  • Age concern
  • Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia
  • Al Ameen mosque Newlands Wellington
  • Albanian Australian Islamic Society
  • Amnesty Australia
  • Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
  • Asians Supporting Tino Rangatiratanga
  • Auckland Hebrew Congregation
  • Auckland Inter-Faith Council
  • Australian Citizens Party
  • Australian Jewish Association
  • Australian Lawyers For Human Rights
  • Australian Muslim Social Services Agency
  • BBC
  • CCS Disability Action
  • Child Poverty Action Group
  • Children with Disability NZ
  • Courage to Care Australia
  • Democracy Action
  • Democratic Alliance
  • Dunedin Abrahamic Interfaith Group
  • Dunedin Interfaith Council
  • Ethos Alliance
  • Fabian Society
  • Family First
  • Fightback - Aotearoa/Australia
  • Free Speech Union
  • Freedoms NZ
  • Fusion Party (Australia)
  • Groundswell NZ
  • Human Rights Watch Australia
  • ICONZ - The Islamic Council of New Zealand
  • Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia Party
  • Islamic Circle of Aotearoa
  • Islamic Malay Australian Association of NSW
  • Islamic Society of Darra Mosque
  • Islamic Women's Welfare Association (IWWA)
  • itsourauckland.co.nz
  • Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia
  • Jewish House
  • Kim For Canberra Party
  • Libertarian Party
  • MAA International
  • Muslim United Voice
  • Muslim Women Australia
  • Muslim Women'S Association Of South Australia
  • New Conservatives
  • New Nation Party
  • New Plymouth Interfaith Group
  • New Zealand Loyal
  • New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
  • NewZeal Party
  • Nick Rockel
  • North City Islamic Youth Porirua
  • NZ Christians In Science
  • NZDSOS
  • NZTSOS
  • Outdoors and Freedom Party New Zealand
  • Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
  • Radio Dalsan
  • Reality Check Radio
  • Religions For Peace, Australia
  • Religious Diversity Centre of Aotearoa New Zealand
  • Resist Gender Education
  • Responsibly Free
  • Rock the Vote NZ
  • Scoop
  • Seekers of Mercy and Justice in the Middle East
  • Sh'ma Koleinu – Alternative Jewish Voices (NZ)
  • Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
  • Social Justice Aotearoa
  • Social Justice Commission Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba
  • Socialist Alliance Party
  • Socialist Aotearoa
  • Socialist Equality Group
  • St Columbans Mission Society
  • Tairawhiti Interfaith Group Gisborne John Giffin or Hugh Lynn at
  • Talk.tv
  • Tauranga Moana Interfaith Council Facebook
  • The Animal Justice Party
  • The Australian Christians Party
  • The Australian Democrats Party
  • The Australian Jewish Democratic Society (AJDS)
  • The Australian Muslim Welfare Centre Inc. (AMWC)
  • The Australian National Imams Council
  • The Better Together Party
  • The Better Wellington Team
  • The Central Synagogue
  • The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ)
  • The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ)
  • The Freedoms & Rights Coalition
  • The Human Rights Law Centre
  • The Indian Muslim Association of Australia (IMAA)
  • The International Socialist Organisation Aotearoa
  • The Islamic Council of New South Wales
  • The Islamic Society of South Australia
  • The Jewish Community Council of Victoria Inc (JCCV)
  • The Jewish Council of Australia
  • The Jewish Labour Bund
  • The Lebanese Muslim Association
  • The Melbourne Beth Din (MBD)
  • The New Zealand Women's Rights Party
  • The Opportunities Party
  • The PlatForm
  • The Rabbinical Council of Victoria
  • The Sotsyalistishe Kinder Farband
  • The Sydney Beth Din
  • The Sydney Morning Herald
  • Trumpet of Patriots Party
  • UMA
  • United Muslims of Canberra
  • Unity Party NZ
  • Vision New Zealand Office
  • Voices For Freedom
  • Voyce
  • Waikato Interfaith Council
  • Wakeupnz.org
  • Wellington Abrahamic Council
  • Wellington Interfaith Council
  • Western Sydney Community Party
  • Women's Interfaith Group Hamilton
  • Women's International League For Peace and Freedom
  • Yes Aotearoa

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