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"This is [why] we're celebrating for eight days the story of overcoming adversity with resilience, triumphing, finding light amid darkness. And we could use We could use that support to build our resilience in this moment."
#BondiBeach #antisemitism #Islamophobia #Netanyahu #solidarity #Hanukkah
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"It's not a coincidence that antisemitism is rising as democracy is being eroded here at home. And today, I would say an important message for all of us in the Jewish community but beyond is
reach out to your Jewish friends with a message of solidarity and support. There is a sense of vulnerability and it is Hanukkah."
~ Halie Sofer
#BondiBeach #antisemitism #Islamophobia #Netanyahu #solidarity #Hanukkah
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Hanukkah Celebration Turns to Tragedy
Halie Soifer updates us on the Bondi Beach tragedy and the global uptick in violent antisemitism.The Contrarian
Ben Jennings' commentary on the heroism and moral witness given by Ahmed al-Ahmed in the antisemitic Bondi Beach attacks when he ran towards the shooters to try to stop them and was shot as a result of his bravery.
Light in darkness….
#Trump #BondiBeach #BrownUniversity #RobReiner #light #joy #solidarity #Hanukkah #Christmas #Muslims #AlAhmed
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Ben Jennings on the Bondi beach terror attack – cartoon
Ahmed al-Ahmed has been hailed as a hero after tackling one of the alleged gunmen during Sunday’s attackBen Jennings (The Guardian)
"I see in Christmas an invitation to see differently: God in the social outcast, life on the margins reimagined as the centre of gravity.
That way of seeing is the Christmas gift that keeps on giving."
~ Justine Toh
#Trump #BondiBeach #BrownUniversity #RobReiner #light #joy #solidarity #Hanukkah #Christmas
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"Joy comes to the world not in a single, triumphant finale, but in the midst of one terrible ruler’s reign. The Advent we await happened in a moment like our own."
~ William J. Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
#Trump #BondiBeach #BrownUniversity #RobReiner #light #joy #solidarity #Hanukkah #Christmas
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"If layers of life have covered over things you used to love, I hope you take this as a sign.
Go sing your song."
#Trump #BondiBeach #BrownUniversity #RobReiner #light #joy #solidarity #Hanukkah #Christmas
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"Every day brings something else that makes you want to curl up under the covers and make yourself less visible.
But that’s exactly when reclaiming your voice matters most.
Because reclaiming your voice – literally or metaphorically – is an act of resistance all on its own."
~ Michele Hornish
#Trump #BondiBeach #BrownUniversity #RobReiner #light #joy #solidarity #Hanukkah #Christmas
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Go Sing Your Song: Joy as Resistance and Fuel
Michele does the brave thingMichele Hornish (Small Deeds Done)
"But even then, still miserable. So even all the wealth and all the power and having a cult at his service still hasn't given him joy, grace, dignity, and peace.
It's right there in front of you. It's corrosive, folks. It's corrosive. Hate just eats you up inside. There's a better way to live. So light a candle."
#Trump #BondiBeach #BrownUniversity #RobReiner #light #joy #solidarity #Hanukkah #Christmas
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"And if you don't believe me, look at Donald Trump, the world's most powerful man who late at night or, sorry, early in the morning, just wakes up with hate and bitterness in his heart, has all the money in the world, five billion dollars thanks to crypto, has failed up in life, escaped all accountability. If I were him, I'd be sleeping, drooling, watching TV and golfing and drinking a Diet Coke."
#Trump #BondiBeach #BrownUniversity #RobReiner #light #joy #solidarity #Hanukkah #Christmas
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"I think there is something beautiful about always lighting the light. Right? The light in the darkness. Righ?. So, you know, it's how do you want to live, folks? We have one life. How do you want to live? Do you really want to go down this rabbit hole of Randy Fine and all these hate mongers and Laura Loomer? It's a miserable place to be."
~ Wajahat Ali
#Trump #BondiBeach #BrownUniversity #RobReiner #light #joy #solidarity #Hanukkah #Christmas
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How To Heal and Move Forward After the Bondi Terror Attack
Muslims and Jews aren't going back and our communities won't be used as cannon fodder for hatemongers willing to exploit tragedies for the sake of profit and power.THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali (The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali)
"We can extinguish his hate by being the light.
Wishing a very Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate."
#Trump #BondiBeach #BrownUniversity #RobReiner #light #joy #solidarity #Hanukkah #Christmas
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"I attended a training in Brooklyn last weekend with approximately 1,000 other New Yorkers where we learned strategies for resisting ICE and protecting the people they seek to hurt. Whistles were given out as favors. It was inspiring and electric.
If we can salvage one bit of light from this moment—maybe even just a spark—it’s that while Trump’s rule is punishing, it is not impenetrable."
#Trump #BondiBeach #BrownUniversity #RobReiner #light #joy #solidarity #Hanukkah #Christmas
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"The horrors of the past few days were vibrant and searing, and Trump’s subsequent response made it that much worse. But signs of light can be found around so many corners. For example, people across the country are organizing to stop ICE from invading our communities."
~ Marisa Kabas
#Trump #BondiBeach #BrownUniversity #RobReiner #light #joy #solidarity #Hanukkah #Christmas
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Flaming out
Trump may beckon darkness, but he can never extinguish the light.Marisa Kabas (The Handbasket)
"The same is true of all groups, and it's part of what makes these targeted mass murders so obscene: the idea that all members of a group bear responsibility or guilt or share the views of other members."
#antisemitism #Islamophobia #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah #GreatReplacement #EthnicCleansing #WhiteSupremacy
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"'Categories are leaky' is one of my constant refrains. Anyone who wants to blame all Muslims or Islam for the action of the two murderers in Sydney has to reckon with the Syrian-Australian guy who saved so many lives while risking his own to wrest a gun away from one of the murderers."
~ Rebecca Solnit
#antisemitism #Islamophobia #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah #GreatReplacement #EthnicCleansing #WhiteSupremacy
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Rebecca Solnit
'Categories are leaky' is one of my constant refrains. Anyone who wants to blame all Muslims or Islam for the action of the two murderers in Sydney has to reckon with the Syrian-Australian guy who...www.facebook.com
"Most mass shooters are straight, white, Christian, cisgender men. Most lean right or are far-right in their politics. But there are never calls for collective punishment of this group. To even suggest it is preposterous and only happens in ironic responses, not policy."
~ Jay Kuo
#antisemitism #Islamophobia #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah #GreatReplacement #EthnicCleansing #WhiteSupremacy
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In The Wake Of Violence
The horrific attacks demand that we hold firm and recommit to fundamental principles.Jay Kuo (The Status Kuo)
"They don’t dog whistle much anymore. They openly proclaim Nazism and fascism. In their directives to ICE, in their recent National Security Strategy, in their daily recitation of cruelty and humiliation against the least of these our brothers and sisters, they openly embrace racism, eugenics, misogyny, transphobia, and cruelty."
~ Dennis Lytton
#antisemitism #Islamophobia #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah #GreatReplacement #EthnicCleansing #WhiteSupremacy
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A New Season of Hope
Looking back on this year's battlegrounds, looking ahead to 2026 and beyond.Dennis Lytton (Liberal Currents)
(continued from /11)
"and that some of the ancient, ancient discussions about how to keep Jews safe are still relevant today, and that some of the terrible, terrible horrors that many Australian Jews faced, the antisemitism in their families in Europe, that in a different way, that antisemitism has returned in Australia, and on Chanukah of all holidays."
#antisemitism #Islamophobia #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah
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"It is terrible to imagine that there might be some who actually now need to go back to the Talmudic discussion, about whether it’s safe, in fact, to light a Chanukiah, given now that we’ve seen this terrible, terrible massacre in Sydney. It just shows that we still live in a world that is dangerous for Jews," (continued in /12)
~ Peter Beinart
#antisemitism #Islamophobia #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah
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Thoughts about the Chanukah Massacre in Australia
A conversation about American foreign policy, Palestinian freedom and the Jewish people.Ken Silverman (The Beinart Notebook)
"They pit us against each other, but at the end of the day, if you’re a person of color, Jewish, Muslim, a woman, LGBTQ, Latino, or Black, then you are seen as the 'other' and the invader.
Instead of 'thoughts and prayers,' we must see each other’s humanity, stand in solidarity….
#antisemitism #Islamophobia #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah #GreatReplacement #EthnicCleansing #WhiteSupremacy
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"Now, mainstream MAGA promotes 'remigration,' which is a white supremacist term for 'ethnic cleansing' of all people of color from 'the West.'
We’re all in this together, people.
The bigots hate all of us."
#antisemitism #Islamophobia #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah #GreatReplacement #EthnicCleansing #WhiteSupremacy
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"The truth remains that anti-Semitism and Islamophobia have spiked in recent years and have been used by white supremacists and neo-Nazis, including the Trump Administration, to promote conspiracies of ;white genocide' and 'the replacement theory,' which have radicalized individuals to commit violence."
~ Wajahat Ali
#antisemitism #Islamophobia #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah #AlAhmed #GreatReplacement
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Heroes and Hatemongers: The Bondi Beach Terror Attack Invites Solidarity and a Rejection of Bigotry
The horrific terror attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia is the worst of humanity, radicalized by hate, but also reflects selfless bravery and decency that represents the majority.THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali (The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali)
“'When he saw this scene, people dying of gunfire, he told me, ‘"I couldn’t bear this. God gave me strength. I believe I’m going to stop this person killing people".'”
#antisemitism #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah #AlAhmed
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“'When he saw people dying and their families being shot, he couldn’t bear to see people dying,' [Al-Ahmed's cousin Jozay] said.
'It was a humanitarian act, more than anything else. It was a matter of conscience … He’s very proud that he saved even one life.'"
~ Caitlin Cassidy
#antisemitism #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah #AlAhmed
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‘It was a matter of conscience’: Ahmed al-Ahmed’s family reveal why he risked his life to disarm alleged Bondi shooter
Family say al-Ahmed ‘doesn’t discriminate’ and would have done anything to save lives during the attackCaitlin Cassidy (The Guardian)
"Al-Ahmed’s family says he acted purely out of conscience and humanitarian instinct, drawing praise from Australian leaders and becoming a symbol of courage, unity, and selflessness amid national grief and fear of backlash toward Muslim communities."
~ Aaron Parnas
#antisemitism #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah #AlAhmed
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NEWS: Donald Trump Revels in the Horrific Murder of Rob and Michele Reiner.
Major fractures emerge in MAGA as Republicans struggle to coalesce. Trump officials celebrates cuts that led to Cholera deaths with cake. Ahmed el Ahmed is out of surgery and recovering.Aaron Parnas (The Parnas Perspective)
"One point of light in the tragedy was the bravery of a local fruit shop owner, Ahmed El Ahmad, who ran towards the violence and snatched an enormous, long gun from the hands of one of the shooters. Ahmad was shot by the other terrorist and is recovering in hospital."
#antisemitism #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah #AlAhmed
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"A Holocaust survivor and a 10-year-old girl were also among the victims. It seems impossible that this explanation needs to be offered, but increasingly, it is essential: killing innocent Jews does not help people in Gaza, if, indeed, that was the motivation here."
~ Joyce Vance
#antisemitism #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah
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The Week Ahead
Saturday was shattered by two mass shootings.Joyce Vance (Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance)
"The attack was timed to inflict emotional cruelty on people of Jewish faith and heritage."
~ Robert B. Hubbell
"History teaches that violence is rarely the beginning of this story. It is the punctuation mark at the end of a long paragraph that begins with normalization.
That paragraph was written with chilling clarity in 1930s Germany."
"These days, hatred doesn’t require shadows. Increasingly, it reveals itself in broad daylight.
What the Bondi attack exposed was not a new virus but an old one that has learned how to survive in modern conditions. Antisemitism does not announce itself just with uniforms and torches. It reemerges through insinuation, through casual exclusion, through the quiet reclassification of people from neighbors into threats."
"When news broke of the antisemitic attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia over the weekend, my first instinct was disbelief. Bondi is sunlight, surf, and happiness, the opposite of the dark, closed world we associate with ethnic hatred. And then came the second thought, the more unsettling one: of course it happened there."
~ Julie Roginsky
#antisemitism #BondiBeach #MassShooting #Hanukkah
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This is How It Starts
The warning signs we recognize only after it’s too lateJulie Roginsky (Salty Politics with Julie Roginsky)