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Another horrific chapter unfolded on December 14, 2025, when armed men opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, slaughtering innocent men, women and children who had only come to light the first candle of the season. The attack, now being treated as an antisemitic terrorist incident, left scores wounded and a death toll that has stunned both Australia and the free world.
The scenes of carnage and courage that followed—heroes in the crowd wrestling a rifle away, mourners laying flowers—remind us that evil still walks among us and that ordinary citizens sometimes have to become extraordinary to save lives. Communities around the globe are rightfully demanding answers as Jewish institutions and families reel from an assault on a peaceful religious observance.
As Gad Saad warned in his blunt, clear-eyed reaction, what we are witnessing is not merely isolated violence but the predictable outcome of an ideological rot: “Once your cognitive and emotional system has been so hijacked, I’m not sure that we can recover from this.” His words cut to the heart of the problem conservatives have long been pointing to—the corrosive effect of cultural trends that excuse hatred in the name of politics.
Political leaders in Canberra have pledged action, and critics from abroad have demanded accountability, with some Israeli and international voices openly questioning whether warnings about rising Jew-hatred were adequately heeded. Australians deserve a sober investigation into any intelligence or bureaucratic failures that allowed this horror to happen on their shores.
Do not expect a compassionate lecture from left-wing elites to solve what is plainly an ideological and security failure. The reflex will be to rush new restrictions that punish law-abiding citizens while offering weak platitudes about “community cohesion”; real conservatives should insist on targeted law enforcement, hardened security at vulnerable sites, and decisive action against ideological incubators of violence.
This is also why voices like Saad’s matter. He has spent years warning about how ideas metastasize and hijack minds, and his critique of the woke contagion—its emotional manipulation and intellectual surrender—now feels less academic and more urgent than ever. If we are to preserve a free society that protects minorities and religious communities, we must stop tolerating the intellectual rot that normalizes genocidal hatred under the guise of grievance.
To hardworking Americans and all decent people everywhere: stand with the victims and demand that leaders act like guardians, not sermon-givers. Honor the heroism of those who intervened, but do not be satisfied with candles and hashtags—call for real, permanent measures to secure Jewish life, punish the inciters, and restore the moral seriousness this crisis demands. We will not allow our civilization to be softened into passivity while our neighbors are murdered for praying.
