Netanyahu at first claimed that the hero was Jewish - while telling Australia that they basically had the Bondi Beach attack coming to them

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that a heroic Jewish bystander saved Jewish lives during the Bondi Beach massacre by tackling one of the gunmen. In fact, the man who made the heroic intervention is a Muslim of Levantine descent who was shot twice in the process.

Ahmed El Ahmed, from Idlib in Syria according to a relative, went up unarmed against one of the attackers, wrested his gun away and turned it on the terrorist, forcing him to flee, as footage shown by Al Jazeera demonstrates…

  • Alex@lemmy.ml
    271·
    2 months ago

    If he had fired there is a very real chance the police might have mistaken him for an active shooter. He was brave and/or foolish to tackle the terrorist but having disarmed him I think he did the right thing.

    • bus_factor@lemmy.world
      14·
      2 months ago

      I would also argue that he should be allowed a breather after being shot twice and securing the gun. He did all that and you want more?

    • sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz
      10·
      2 months ago

      Have we considered that Australian police may have better trigger discipline than American ones?

      Also, real talk: why are we armchair analyzing a shootout? Are we cooked?