Horrified, not shocked. By Rick Moran in PJ Media.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he warned Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about the antisemitic atmosphere in Australia, charging Canberra with pouring fuel “on this antisemitic fire.” …

“I’m horrified and devastated that this happened, but not shocked,” Lynda Ben-Menashe, president of the National Council of Jewish Women Australia, told The Times of Israel. “Over the past two years, antisemitism has been rising by the month, and the government has not listened to our pleas. When there is no visible consequence to incitement, violence always ensues.” …

If history is any guide, Albanese will display the proper level of regret as the country engages in performative displays of sorrow and hand-wringing. Meanwhile, very little will change and the scourge of antisemitism will continue to cause tragedies and ruin lives as it did in Sydney on the first night of Hanukkah.