I’ve had enough of the righteous lament for dead Jews. Within hours of the Bondi Beach massacre, two of my non Jewish friends who are both relentless critics of Israel, were quick to send me messages of condolences. “I celebrate with you and your community the Joy of Hannakah (sic), I weep with you and your community over the massacre in Australia,” wrote C. “I’m thinking of you with deep sadness as you deal with this (yet again) unimaginable, horrific, evil attack, on completely innocent people, peacefully celebrating their Faith, on a beach,” wrote L. Forgive me if your words, however well intentioned, offer me no comfort. It’s easy for you to utter what I now understand are nothing more than platitudes. When Jews are murdered for no other reason than they are Jews you have no hesitation in weeping with us. Especially when they are murdered in a country in which they are not indigenous, have no sovereignty, and cannot retaliate. That’s when you can sympathize with Jews, when they are helpless and dead. You feel righteous that you are taking a stand against evil.

How your tune changes when Jews fight back. On Oct. 7 when Hamas crossed the border into Israel and joyfully and proudly raped, dismembered, burned, beheaded over 1200 babies, men, women and the elderly, and........

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