The mass shooting at a Hanukkah event in Australia, which claimed at least 15 innocent lives, is a wound not only to one community or one nation, but to the conscience of the world. A celebration of light, faith, and survival was turned into a scene of terror, grief, and irreversible loss.
This was not random violence. It was an attack on identity, on worship, on the simple right to gather without fear. When a house of joy becomes a target, silence becomes complicity. Antisemitism, like all forms of hatred, does not remain contained—it spreads when tolerated and mutates when excused.We must reject the lie that such atrocities are inevitable. They are not acts of fate; they are failures of moral courage, political will, and collective responsibility. Condolences alone are hollow if they are not matched by action—stronger protections for vulnerable communities, accountability for those who incite hatred, and an uncompromising stand against extremism in all its forms.
The candles of Hanukkah symbolize resilience against darkness. Let us honor the victims not only with mourning, but with resolve: that no faith, no people, no gathering will be left to face terror alone.
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