A powerful statement from Geoff Levy - sharing how the Bondi Massacre was not a surprise but an inevitability .
Watching the Christmas celebrations on Bondi Beach across from my apartment prompted a reflection I can’t ignore. It’s not something I usually share here.
It began as words,
phrases folded into marches,
chants we’ve heard before
and know how they end.
The haters emboldened.
She’ll be right, mate.
So said the silence.
Glass shattered.
Flags burned.
The haters emboldened.
She’ll be right, mate.
Names were published.
Jewish artists singled out,
careers dragged into the street,
addresses handed to the crowd.
The haters emboldened.
She’ll be right, mate.
Paint crept across walls,
homes named, businesses marked,
Jewish owned shops boycotted,
smashed, set alight.
The haters emboldened.
She’ll be right, mate.
Fire found cars,
then homes,
then synagogues,
then childcare centers.
The haters emboldened.
She’ll be right, mate.
Until Jews were hunted
by a children’s playground,
steps from the beach,
in full daylight.
Now the silence stirs,
too late to claim surprise,
too late to plead misunderstanding.
She won’t be right, mate.
She never was.
Tell me,
what part of globalise the intif@da
was unclear?
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