Bondi hero Ahmed al Ahmed to be feted at Jewish gala in New York

Bondi hero Ahmed al Ahmed has travelled to the US for medical treatment, with an escort team from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and will attend a Jewish event in New York on Wednesday night.

The Sydney tobacco shop owner, who was shot twice after disarming a gunman during the December 14 Bondi Beach massacre, will be joined by Bondi Rabbi Yehoram Ulman at the reception dinner in New York which invites guests to “hear firsthand what courage and moral clarity look like in real time”.

Ahmed received a standing ovation at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday when he was introduced on the field before the Ashes Test alongside first responders and 14-year-old Chaya Dadon, who shielded two young children with her body during the attack.

Ahmed, his arm still in a sling after two weeks of treatment at St George Hospital, documented his trip to the US on Instagram.



https://www.theage.com.au/national/bondi-hero-ahmed-al-ahmed-to-be-feted-at-jewish-gala-in-new-york-20260107-p5ns8u.html

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The FBI agents look like a nice multicultural bunch. I wonder who suggested the thumbs up.