In the aftermath of a devastating attack on Sydney’s Jewish community, political leaders must resist the urge to weaponise grief or assign blame.

It is far too early to make any meaningful comment about the utter devastation and cruelty suffered by Sydney’s Jewish community as they celebrated Hanukkah. But it is not too early to respond to the disgracefully self-serving, patronising rant from the Israeli Prime Minister and to a lesser degree from the Israeli president as they sheeted blame for the atrocity on Prime Minister Albanese and Australian leadership in general.

It is not too early for many reasons, but particularly because, again for political reasons, it will suit some voices in Australia to mimic the same political blame game.

We human beings are very complex, sometimes we do not fully understand our own thoughts and actions, let alone the motivations and thoughts of others,........

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