Bondi was not an aberration.

It was a warning. Canada Is next

"On December 14, 2025, a massacre took place on Bondi Beach in Sydney during a Chanukah celebration organized by the local Jewish community."In the months preceding the massacre, Sydney witnessed massive demonstrations, including a widely publicized march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. These were not politically neutral gatherings. They featured explicit antisemitic and eliminationist slogans. Jewish symbols were demonized. Israel was portrayed as a uniquely evil entity. By extension, Australian Jews were increasingly framed as representatives of that evil.

What made the Australian case particularly dangerous was not only the role of hardened extremists, but the mass participation of ordinary citizens who had little understanding of the conflict and even less interest in moral complexity. For many, joining these demonstrations offered an easy reward: instant moral clarity, instant belonging, instant virtue. Israel became the villain of the moment. Jews became acceptable collateral. Hatred became fashionable.

Instead of confronting this escalation, Australian institutions largely chose denial.
https://www.junonews.com/p/op-ed-bondi-was-not-an-aberration