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The world watched in horror on December 14, 2025, as a targeted attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach left scores of families shattered and dozens wounded in what Australian authorities have called a terrorist act. Crowds that had gathered for a peaceful night of faith and community were turned into a killing field, and the images are seared into the conscience of anyone who still believes public life should be safe. We mourn the dead and pray for the injured while demanding honest answers from those in power.
Police say the assailants were a father and son who opened fire from a pedestrian bridge, and investigators later found links that raise clear questions about extremist motives and dangerous radicalization. Reports that one gunman was a licensed firearms holder with multiple registered weapons, and that extremist material was discovered, should force every responsible government to ask how this threat was missed. This was not random chaos — it was hatred directed at people celebrating their faith, and it must be treated as such.
Amid the slaughter, ordinary citizens showed extraordinary courage — a bystander tackled and disarmed an attacker, and first responders risked everything to pull survivors to safety. Those acts of bravery deserve our full-throated praise; they are reminders that civic virtue still exists even when our institutions falter. But bravery alone is not a strategy; public safety demands competent, accountable security and intelligence.
No decent person disputes the need to reduce violence, yet the immediate push from some leaders to tighten already strict gun laws in Australia misses the larger point. Canberra’s leaders are promising more regulation, but when licensed firearms were used and explosive devices were prepared, it’s clear this was as much an intelligence and radicalization failure as a weapons problem. Conservatives must be blunt: terrorists exploit gaps in policing, vetting, and community outreach — not the moral failings of lawful citizens.
Even more disturbing are reports that one of the attackers had previously come to the attention of security services, which raises hard questions about resource allocation and judgment inside agencies charged with keeping citizens safe. If warnings were missed or assessments botched, political leaders must explain themselves and fix what’s broken — not reflexively punish law-abiding people for the crimes of radicals. Strengthening intelligence, closing investigative gaps, and restoring robust law-and-order priorities should be the first items on any serious reform list.
Across conservative media — including voices on programs like Wake Up America — commentators and faith leaders have rightly called for unity among people of faith while insisting on practical steps to protect worshippers and public gatherings. This is a moment for churches, synagogues, mosques, and civic organizations to stand shoulder to shoulder and demand real security, not symbolic gestures. Americans of faith should take inspiration from that unity and refuse to be cowed by terror or by the politics of fear.
Hardworking Americans know the difference between heartfelt unity and hollow politics. We must support the Jewish community in grief, insist on accountability from our security services, and press leaders to harden protections for gatherings of faith — while resisting simplistic calls that would disarm the innocent instead of taking the bad guys off the street. If there is one lesson from Bondi Beach, it is this: freedom and faith require vigilance, courage, and leaders who will act to defend both.
