The attack perpetrated in Sydney on December 14, 2025, targeting Jews and perpetrated by Islamist terrorists, constitutes a shock for Australia. But it cannot be considered as an isolated event, arising in a vacuum. It is part of a broader context: that of a continuous rise in antisemitism in Western democracies since the massacre of October 7, 2023, and a persistent inability of some states to fully measure its severity.

The notion of “aggravated negligence” deserves to be raised.

For more than two years, the warning signals have multiplied. Pro-Hamas demonstrations, slogans explicitly calling for the death of Jews, and barely veiled glorification of an organization classified as terrorist: these........

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