The West’s deflections over Bondi are obscene You might have thought that the anti-Semitic massacre on Bondi Beach last Sunday would finally prompt some kind of self-reflection on the part of Western politicians, pundits and ‘anti-Zionist’ activists. That they might start wondering if their treatment and, in some cases, obsessive demonisation of the world’s only Jewish State might be fuelling a violent hatred of Jews. But sadly that has not been the case. Instead, from those gently critical of Israel to Keffiyeh-wearing activists, we’ve seen denial, hedging and cognitive dissonance.

The West’s deflections over Bondi are obscene

How many more Jews have to die before we acknowledge the scourge of Islamist anti-Semitism?