Who Is the Radical?

Muslim jihadists’ actions are consistent with centuries-old sharia law.

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Police gather after a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025.

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I’m writing this amid the Festival of Lights and few days before our annual observance of the Nativity in the Judeo-Christian West. A confession, though: I am far from brimming with Christmas spirit.

It’s impossible to at the moment. Hopefully things will be better when you read this. Just days ago, we witnessed the unspeakable horror at Bondi Beach, where a father-and-son jihadist team murdered Australian Jews who were doing nothing more provocative than being Jews and celebrating the start of Hanukkah.

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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