"It's long past time to stop saying "Anti-Semitic violence has no place in our society." Outrage upon outrage confirms that anti-Semitic violence has a large and expanding place in Western societies-that it is supported by many, that it is tolerated by many more, and that it is often appeased or even enabled by governments fearful of confronting large and militant factions within their populations."
"For months before today's mass killing on Sydney's Bondi Beach, Australia has been afflicted by repeated incidents of anti-Jewish harassment and intimidation. The outrages began just two days after the October 7 Hamas terror attacks in Israel, with a demonstration at the Sydney Opera House that included a chant of "Fuck the Jews." Dozens more such demonstrations followed across the country."
"In September, a social-media influencer carrying a Palestinian flag on horseback across Bondi Beach got off with a warning. "I cannot believe we can fine a cocker spaniel for being off leash, we can fine a restaurant owner for having a chair on a footpath, we can move people on for drinking in our public parks, but there is no power whatsoever for us to fine someone for riding a horse in an intimidating manner on a beach,""
Anti-Semitic violence in Western societies has grown from public harassment to violent crimes and lethal attacks. In Australia, months of anti-Jewish demonstrations followed the October 7 Hamas attacks, including a Sydney Opera House rally chanting "Fuck the Jews." Harassment escalated to arson at a synagogue and a day-care, an attack on an Israeli restaurant, and a foiled plot for mass bombings of Jewish targets. A social-media influencer rode a horse with a Palestinian flag across Bondi Beach and received only a warning, while the beach near a large Jewish community has been repeatedly targeted, provoking clashes and counter-protests. Authorities have often been reluctant to confront militant factions, enabling further violence. A pro-Palestinian activist assassinated two people in downtown Washington in August 2025.
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