A recent article from jns features our CEO Dr Andre Oboler. The article reports on the shock and horror in Australia’s Jewish community following yesterday’s deadly terrorist attack at a Chanukah event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. The piece describes the broader context of rising antisemitism in the country since October 2023 and includes personal accounts from survivors and community members grappling with the aftermath of the violence. Dr Oboler, an expert member of Australia’s delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, argues that a “lack of courage” in confronting hate has allowed antisemitic manifestations to grow, noting that more space has been ceded to those promoting hate rather than actively challenging it.