Ishmael Is a Thorn
The Survival Imperative for a Bleeding West The West survives when it finally listens to what’s said in the language meant only for insiders. It was the first night of Hanukkah. On Bondi Beach, under a bright Australian summer sky, Jewish families gathered to light the menorah—children laughing, songs rising, a public celebration of light piercing the darkness. Then the knives came. Fifteen dead, including children and a rabbi. Dozens wounded. The attacker, driven by the same ancient hatred that has stalked Jews for centuries, turned joy into slaughter. Within hours, the responses flooded in. Shock. Condemnation. Calls to fight “hate…