by Rich Lowry
The atrocity at Bondi Beach was heartrending and all too predictable.
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An Israeli flag and flowers are laid outside Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach as people gather to mourn in the wake of a mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.
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The Bondi Beach attack in Australia was shocking, but not at all surprising.
Some of the details were distinctive — an idyllic spot on the Pacific Ocean instantly turned into a killing field, a father-son terror squad — but the basic picture of a radicalized Muslim immigrant targeting a gathering of Jews was drearily familiar.
About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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The Bondi Beach attack in Australia was shocking, but not at all surprising.
Some of the details were distinctive — an idyllic spot on the Pacific Ocean instantly turned into a killing field, a father-son terror squad — but the basic picture of a radicalized Muslim immigrant targeting a gathering of Jews was drearily familiar.
About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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