What I saw on Bondi was pure evil. The terror, screams and lifeless bodies. It felt like the Nova Music Festival all over again, except this time it was on the beach I\u2019d grown up on\u2014an Australian sanctuary. I\u2019d moved my family here to escape war and was taking up a new job to help combat antisemitism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the past two years, that scourge has surged unabated. The Jewish community has warned time and again that when hatred is allowed to fester, when it is excused, normalized or mainstreamed, it inevitably leads to violence. The Bondi attack is the deadly manifestation of the failures to heed those calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The warning signs were impossible to miss. On Oct. 9, 2023, while Jewish bodies were still being identified in Israel, crowds gathered outside the Sydney Opera House chanting: \u201cWhere are the Jews?\u201d Synagogues have since been firebombed, schools have required heightened security, and families have been harassed. Each incident has been met with predictable statements of concern, promises of review and assurances of action. None came. If the horrors of last week are not to be repeated, Bondi must become a turning point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia doesn\u2019t need another inquiry, strategy document or press release expressing sorrow. We need urgent, decisive action. Our laws must be enforced. Incitement must have consequences. Intelligence must be acted on and radical Islamic extremism must be confronted, not managed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> Hanukkah teaches us that light isn\u2019t inevitable. We must defend it. If Australia wishes to remain a country where Jewish life can flourish openly and safely, this moment must change us all, writes @Ostrov_A<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/ESem8brzKS<\/a><\/p>— Wall Street Journal Opinion (@WSJopinion) December 18, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>