He couldn't even bring himself to say the words, much less acknowledge Islamic extremism in a speech at the multifaith memorial service held at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney. It's like if he doesn't say the words and closes his eyes it will somehow magically go away...

“Tonight, as we gather in one iconic Sydney location, we mourn the devastation inflicted at another. At this cathedral dedicated to our Catholic faith, we grieve for all those who were killed affirming their faith, Jewish Australians deliberately targeted on the first night of Hanukah, as they came together at that beautiful place to renew their hope, their resilience, their belief in the power of light, the darkness of terror and antisemitism was passed upon them.

“Our prayers this evening are for the souls of the innocent people whose lives were so cruelly and violently stolen away at Bondi beach that Sunday evening. We pray with those who we knew and loved, including, I know, the family of Rabbi Eli who was farewelled today, everyone who has lost the centre of their universe, the love of their life, their pride and joy, we grieve for the light and laughter and strength and comfort that so many have lost. We grieve with everyone who would have shared in their happiness.

“We pray that those being treated for their injuries recover, we reflect with gratitude on the bravery and skill of the police and first responders who saved lives, and we offer our thanks for the courage and selflessness of everyday Australians; people who, in a moment of deadly danger, did not hesitate to run to the aid of strangers, to shield, shelter or comfort people fleeing in fear.

“Ordinary people demonstrating extraordinary courage, including the remarkable actions of Ahmed al-Ahmed, who put himself in the line of fire, wrestling a gun away from one of the shooters. People he has never met owe him their lives.

“We pray for the souls of Boris and Sophia Burman and Reuven Morrison, murdered while bravely protecting others. Our nation owes them and all the heroes of Bondi a profound debt of gratitude, not just for their bravery, but also for their example, for reminding us that at the worst of times, we see the best of the Australian character.

“There was pure evil at Bondi last Sunday. Yet even in that moment, we were given proof that evil will never overcome the courage, decency, compassion and kindness of Australians that is central to the character of who we are.

“Our nation is stronger than the cowards who seek to divide us. The spirit of the country that we have built together will always be greater than those who seek to [break] it. We are braver than the people who try to make us afraid. We will not be intimidated. We will come together as we are this evening, and we will come through this together.

“Friends, this sacred place is where I learned about the love and the compassion of Christ. I commenced school here in year 5, and for the next eight years, I was nurtured here as a student, as a boy maturing into a young man and as an altar boy in the church behind us … I was raised to believe in the duty we owe to the vulnerable, not as a question of charity, but as the measure of our common humanity.

“When we go in peace today, let us carry the hope of this place in our hearts. For those of us celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ in just over one week, let us live up to his example of love to our neighbours. Let us wrap our arms around the Jewish community, and with our words and deeds, make it clear you are Australian, and all Australians stand with you, no matter which faith we worship or whether we have no faith at all, we stand with Jewish Australians.

“You have every right to worship and study and work and live in peace and safety. You have every right to be proud of who you are and proud of the remarkable contribution that your community has made to Sydney and to modern Australia over generations. Sunday was a dark day for our nation. Tonight, as we illuminate this cathedral, let us ensure that Australia remains a land of light, a nation blessed and enriched and strengthened and inspired by everything and in the days ahead, may your faith comfort you, may it sustain you, may it lift you up and surround you with the love and nurture of others.“

AnAl and his minions are doing everything possible to avoid calling out this terrorist attack for what it is. Far easier to tighten the screws on responsible gun owners yet again than deal with the Islamic extremists and risk upsetting his own voter base. We see the same weaseling from the usual suspects here, and this bloke Ahmed Al -Ahmed will now have a target on his back as a 'traitor to Islam' for his courage.

Time to remove AnAl from government and the Islamic extremists from our society.   

Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Dec 18^th, 2025 at 8:42am:

No, it confirms that they view his actions as traitorous to the Palestinian cause, in the way that we would see Australian ISIS fighters' actions as traitorous.

Daves2017 wrote on Dec 18^th, 2025 at 8:47am:

The Australian government does not support Hamas.

The Islamist global insurgency has been provided sanctuary in Australia by all sides of our political leadership who believed that by acquiescing to those with evil in intent, they would eventually become less evil.

By welcoming back those who joined ISIS, by ignoring the burning of our Australian flag, through protests which praised Hamas, the recognition of a non-existent Palestinian State, and labelling of anyone who stood up for Australian Judeo-Christian values as ‘Islamophobic’ – through all of this our policy makers thought they could do what no other Western nations have done and satisfy the Islamists.

Islamists no doubt believe there is no point persevering with the creation of a Caliphate in Syria and Iraq that can be bombed when it is easier to flourish in the West. Far better to cultivate networks within your enemy’s system. To take a village, insurgents apply a simple framework. They co-opt or kill the nodes of leadership.

Remember when it was argued that night-raids by US Special Forces against the Taliban infringed their human rights? Recall that when the ISIS insurgency metastasised around the world, we had to endure the nonsense of not calling them Islamist extremists, despite the fact they were raping hundreds of Yazidi women, selling others as sex-slaves, and beheading and burning alive those who refused to submit to their barbaric cult? Having burned their Western passports, these same people then demanded all the rights and privileges of their former nations when their jihad was over. The terrorists turned themselves into the victims with the willing participation of our own academics, lawyers, media, politicians, and NGOs.

The civilian nature of the Bondi Beach attack, in terms of the victims and the methods used, is morally and mentally disorientating, causing enormous entropy for the public as well as law enforcement.

It is Do-it-Yourself terrorism being played out through a global strategy. There is no frontline.

What we missed in the Global War on Terror (GWOT), but what the Taliban, AQ, Hamas, and ISIS understand, is the most transformative components of conflict are moral and mental. Being a member of the Taliban or Hamas or ISIS is a state-of-mind. This is the Jihad we are witnessing in Australia and other Western countries since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. For over a generation, governments assumed our national security and our freedoms could be protected by a conventional military means. Yet without a front or back line, this movement by-passed traditional counter-terror methods.

In Australia, we have growing numbers of Islamist sympathisers and Jihadist supporters changing the minds of politicians, university staff, and senior leaders across civil society, businesses, and the media. Our foreign policy has dramatically been changed because of this influence.

Just think … our democracy is being cultivated, coerced, and co-opted to support one of the most anti-democratic, anti-Western, anti-Christian movements in the world. Anyone who questions this phenomenon is labelled a racist. And now in the UK, you could be arrested.

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Notice how now there is no globally recognised leader calling the shots and doing threatening monologues down the camera.

All the Islamist insurgency had to do was patiently wait for the right moment, using the sanctuaries secured in generous Western countries to drive their campaign into the heart of all facets of our society. The plan has been evolutionary, with moments of revolutionary fever, as we are now witnessing. In the history of guerrilla warfare, insurgents have rarely been defeated when they have had sanctuary. Now that sanctuary is here. Before being killed in mid-2003, Saudi-born Shaykh Youssef Al-Ayyiri, one of al-Qaeda’s key strategists and best communicators, said, ‘The entire world has become a battlefield and not in theory.’ It is a fight beyond geography.

Our values, patriotism, mateship, community trust – and the sacrifices of generations past – must not be taken for granted. But we are all being taken for granted. Especially by those who create government policy allowing the insurgency to thrive.
https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/12/how-australia-become-a-sanctuary-for-the-is...

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 18^th, 2025 at 10:07am:


Yep.

More fake news.

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 18^th, 2025 at 10:13am:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan_night_raids



The writer is Jason Thomas wo worked alongside US forces in Afghanistan in 2009-2010 and in 2011 with the USMC in Helmand. He has also worked in the Civil War area in Sri Lanka, negotiating with the Tamil Tigers and South Sudan. He is undertaking his PhD on home grown terrorism through Curtin University.

And you, inane, inarticulate, retarded cockwomble?  You can only blather "Islamophobia, wacism, tsk, tsk  "

Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Dec 18^th, 2025 at 8:42am:


The whole world - except the RW Judeo-Christian 'Chosen People/'Promised Land' OT  ideologues supporting the war-criminal Netanyahu  - wants the Palestinian state established NOW, to defuse global terrorism. 

It's you who needs to wake up, before there is more  unnecesaary loss of life.