Quote of the Day

It should go without saying, the Hanukkah mass shooting in Australia was an horrific display of evil. There cannot be any justification for the mindless hatred that engenders the senseless slaughter of innocent human beings.

For two years now, day after day, innocent men, women, and children in Gaza have been subject to slaughter on a mass scale and in vastly larger numbers than the unforgivable carnage perpetrated at Australia’s Bondi Beach.

Yet, by the hour, Hasbara trolls swarm my posts attempting to justify Israel’s acts of mass murder.

Can we agree on this: All human beings, regardless of who they are and where they dwell, should not be subjected to collective punishment, whether at the hands of a deranged gunman or a lawless government?

– Phil Rockstroh
via social media
December 14, 2025

Related Off-site Links:
Reactionary Shooting in Sydney Kills 15 People – Mike Head (World Socialist Web Site, December 14, 2025).
Antony Loewenstein on the Hanukkah Massacre in Sydney and the Muslim Food Vendor Who Saved Lives – Democracy Now! (December 15, 2025).
“Hero” Bystander Tackles Gunman at Australia’s Bondi Beach Shooting – Al Jazeera (December 14, 2025).
“Depraved Response to a Depraved Act”: Netanyahu Blames Attack on Australia Recognizing Palestine – Jessica Corbett (Common Dreams, December 14, 2025).
Communities Pay Tribute to Bondi Shooting Victims in Sydney and Melbourne Vigils – ABC News (December 15, 2025).
The Root Causes of Senseless Violence – Ivana Nikolić Hughes (Common Dreams, December 15, 2025).
Zionism Remade the Story of Hanukkah in Its Image. We Celebrate an Older Truth – Elliot Kukla (Truthout, December 13, 2025).