Light a Candle, Pass a Law: Australia’s Theatre of Solidarity after Bondi |
Bondi wasn’t a failure of gun laws — it was a triumph of political denial.
Aftermath
The Bondi Beach attack was not a policy failure. It was a moral one.
Fifteen Jews murdered, dozens wounded, in what was clearly an antisemitic terror attack—and Australia’s political response managed to miss the point with near-perfect precision.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the violence, vowed solidarity, and promised action. The action, it turns out, is tougher gun laws. Because when faced with ideological hatred, imported extremism, and months of anti-Israel agitation, the real culprit is… firearms paperwork.
You almost admire the confidence.
The Context That Came Before the Candles
The Bondi attack did not happen in a vacuum. It followed months of escalating anti-Israel rhetoric, protests that blurred into intimidation, and a government decision to recognize a Palestinian state at a moment when Israelis were still........