Christian, Jewish, other holidays in the West are being hijacked by Islamist terror - opinion
Regrettably, as long as Western societies continue to placate, mollify, and coddle such pressures, this trajectory will only intensify.
A rabbi performs the Havdalah ceremony while Margaret Beazley, governor of New South Wales, holds the Havdalah candle, during a tribute for the victims of a mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 20, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/ELOISA LOPEZ)ByALAN BAKER