Under Global Attack

Jews are under siege all over the world. Those with any awareness are taking precautions, but who thinks a community event in a pluralistic democracy will have hardly any armed security provided by lawful authorities? Who would have come to a Jewish event in Bondi expected to draw more than a thousand attendees, if they knew only four armed police would be standing guard? Who would think an ordinary bus or subway ride would lead to singled out and assaulted in the city with the largest Jewish population? Who would guess a Cypriot vacation might lead to the loss of an eye? We are living in pogrom and Farhud time, just trying to stave off a second Shoah, but my Christian friends, look to Nigeria and Christmas markets closed or turned into fortresses across Europe, and realize Jews are not the sole or last target.