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On December 14, 2025, a brutal, antisemitic terrorist attack ripped through a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, leaving dozens wounded and well over a dozen dead as families and children celebrated a sacred holiday. This was not a random act of violence but a carefully targeted massacre against Jews in broad daylight, and the world should call it what it is: ideological terror.
Political leaders rushed to offer condolences, but words are not enough when communities have been warning about this wave of Jew‑hatred for years. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has tried to steer the conversation away from cause and culpability, even as critics — including foreign leaders — point to policy failures and a dangerous permissiveness toward antisemitic agitation.
Renowned commentator Gad Saad reacted with the blunt clarity the moment demands, warning that “once your cognitive and emotional system has been so hijacked, I’m not sure that we can recover from this.” His observation is not mere alarmism but a diagnosis: a culture that substitutes feeling for thought and moral relativism for moral clarity creates the fertile ground for hate to grow.
Australians and others should remember that warnings were sounded long before this atrocity — community leaders and watchdogs documented a terrifying spike in antisemitic attacks and threats leading up to this massacre. When experts and Jewish organizations pleaded for better protection and sharper law enforcement, too many in power shrugged or lectured about nuance; the results are now tragically visible.
We must also face uncomfortable facts about security and enforcement: despite Australia’s famously strict gun laws, the suspects in this attack had access to multiple firearms and one had a prior prosecution connected to extremist activity, exposing lapses in licensing and intelligence sharing. Political activists and bureaucrats who fetishize slogans over security cannot be allowed to dodge responsibility while communities bleed.
This is a moment for hard answers, not soft platitudes. Conservatives must demand immediate, concrete action: beefed‑up protection for Jewish institutions, rigorous screening of those with extremist ties, tougher penalties for violent hate crimes, and an end to the cultural infantilization that excuses rage as legitimate political expression. The safety of minorities is the true test of any free society, and failure here is an indictment of leadership.
Amid the horror, ordinary Australians displayed the decency and courage that still define this country — bystanders and first responders who ran toward danger and one Muslim father who reportedly disarmed an attacker while wounded himself. Those acts of heroism remind us that unity is possible, but unity without truth and strength means little; we must honor the brave by following their example with policies that prevent future slaughter.
If Gad Saad is right that a society whose emotions have been systematically weaponized may struggle to recover, then our duty is urgent: restore moral clarity, defend free speech that allows for real debate instead of cancel mobs, and rebuild institutions that prioritize the safety of the vulnerable over fashionable ideology. Patriots who love freedom and human dignity will not flinch from naming evil, protecting the innocent, and putting country and community before comfort.
