Sydney should not be used to shut down legitimate criticism of Israel. But it should end the pretense that antisemitic intimidation, when cloaked in politics, deserves a pass.
As the South Caucasus undergoes a profound transformation and the Middle East enters a new diplomatic era, Israel has a rare chance to convert dormant affinities into durable strategic capital.
Israel has proven it can survive and endure. The task of 2026 is to ensure it can thrive and flourish, not despite the past two years, but because it chose to rebuild wisely after them.
The massacres, the pogroms and the terror, are focused on Israel’s eradication: to be achieved by crushing Jews and the Jewish spirit.
If the international force never deploys, or deploys in a limited, ineffective way, there is a real danger that the ceasefire will become a “frozen conflict.”
If Israel is to honor Haymanot Kasau and every child who depends on the state’s vigilance, it must remember this truth: When a child disappears, time is the enemy and urgency is our only defense.
Winning it will require something we have not yet fully mustered: unity, coordination, and unapologetic resolve from the Diaspora itself.
For years, severe antisemitic incidents have steadily increased, intensifying further during the war in Gaza.
History will record who stood by democratic values at this critical moment and who sacrificed these values for short-term interests.
There is no question that the migration of Muslims, who hold very strong views that emanate from their religion and culture, is in direct conflict with Western values.
The holy days offered Hamas a unique opportunity to succeed, as they did for the Bondi terrorists, while also providing even greater satisfaction to Jew-haters: killing Jews when they are celebrating
