Our Condolences to the Families of the Bondi Beach Victims in Sidney

December 29, 2025

September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows extends deep condolences to the families of Sidney’s Bondi Beach. We are an organization of well over 200 family members. We formed to turn our grief into actions for peace. Please lean on us as you find helpful, as we have leaned on other family members affected by meaningless violence, as well as our many Friends of Peaceful Tomorrows.

The remarkable acts of bravery, by those there to celebrate Hanukkah and those beyond who were of many ages and faiths and selflessly rushed in to try to end the massacre and aid victims, reminds us of the events of 9/11 as they unfolded. Some of our members lost their loved ones who were responders that day. Among them one of our members lost her son Salman Hamdani, a young first responder who voluntarily rushed in on hearing the news of the strikes on the World Trade Center. His family not only faced his loss, but raw Islamophobia which resulted in his being treated for a long time as a suspect rather than the hero he was, just because their family origin was Pakistani.

The coming together of so many people in local communities and around the world to confront the rise in fear and hate shines a beacon of hope we all need in these dark times. Let us all look towards that light, and help grow it even stronger together, day by day.

The Members of September 11^th for Peaceful Tomorrows