PA-03: Chris Rabb (D) disavows Instagram post suggesting Bondi Beach attack on Jews was false flag by 'Zionists

Philadelphia State Rep. Chris Rabb, who is locked in a tight campaign for a seat in Congress, is disavowing a December post on his Instagram account that promoted an antisemitic conspiracy theory about the deadly Hanukkah massacre in Australia’s Bondi Beach, saying a former staffer was responsible.

The shooters, a 50-year-old man and his 24-year-old son, gunned down dozens of people and left 15 dead during a Jewish celebration in Sydney on Dec. 14. Authorities said the men targeted Jews and were motivated by “Islamic State ideology.”

However, in the hours after the shooting took place, misinformation abounded on social media, including speculation that the mass shooting was a “false flag” attack perpetrated by Israel to generate sympathy.

Shortly after the December attack, a video was reposted on Rabb’s Instagram account that he uses for his campaign showing Ahmed Al Ahmad, a Syrian-born man who disarmed one of the gunmen and has been widely lauded as a hero.



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