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New South Wales police intercept cars en route to Bondi Beach, detain seven to stop ‘violent act'

The men were en route to Bondi Beach, but police noted that they had not yet connected the arrests to Sunday's terrorist attack.

Suspects are arrested in connection with a planned violent act,  in southern Sydney, Australia, December 12, 2025.
 Chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars Youssef al-Qaradawi (R) speaks during a news conference in Doha June 23, 2014.

Europe is sleepwalking into the Muslim Brotherhood’s long game - opinion

Hiba Rahim, interim executive director of CAIR-Florida, speaks during a press conference in response to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations as a “foreign terror organization,” earlier this month.

Manufacturing extremism in the West: the Muslim Brotherhood’s long game - opinion

Catholics gather for a mass at the Church of the Assumption in Lagos on April 21, 2025.

Taking responsibility: Africa must stop looking to the West to solve its terror crisis - opinion


Turning antisemitic terror into a feel-good story about non-Jewish heroes is dangerous - opinion

When antisemitic incidents occur, the world prefers to talk about the feel-good narrative rather than Jewish victims of terror.

An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

Burhan is using Sudan-Israel normalization to secure his power - opinion

Normalization has become less about peace and more about political survival for Sudan’s leaders.

THEN-FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen and Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council head Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meet in Khartoum in February 2023.

The protesters that proved antisemitism is alive and real - opinion

Mayors came to New Orleans to study antisemitism, and pro-Palestinian protesters ensured they felt its reality firsthand.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are seen protesting against the North American Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism in New Orleans, in early December.

Trump’s Gaza plan blocks the creation of a Palestinian state - opinion

Ratified by the UN, Trump’s Gaza peace plan leaves no pathway for the creation of a Palestinian state.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during a meeting onboard Air Force One during its refueling stop at Al Udeid Air Base near Doha, in October.

Bondi attack: Antisemitism is terrorism. It’s time the world sees it as such - opinion

Antisemitism is no longer confined to the margins; it no longer limits itself to just words. Antisemites have adopted the tools of terror, and our response must be equally serious.

An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

White House documents America’s decline as a global power - opinion

The latest National Security Strategy doesn’t plan America’s future; it records its withdrawal from being a global superpower.

US President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, in. Trump’s National Security Strategy marks the end of the US as a world power, the writer charges.

Ignoring antisemitism leads to violence against Jews: Lessons from Bondi Beach – opinion

The Bondi Beach mass shooting was not unforeseeable; it was the product of years of denial and tolerance for hate.

PEOPLE PAY respects at Bondi Pavilion after a shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Dec. 15, 2025.

Lighting Hanukkah candles in an age of Jewish anxiety - opinion

Hanukkah is no longer just a memory of survival. It is a test of Israel’s responsibility to Jews facing fear abroad.

Hatzalah in Sydney volunteers responding a mass shooting at Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025.

It's time for Israel to walk away from US military aid - opinion

As Israel’s economy and defense mature, US military aid may cost more politically than it delivers strategically.

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel, October 9, 2023.

Israel must confront the growing economic toll of depression - opinion

Depression is costing Israel is costing the country between an estimated NIS 12 billion and NIS 16 billion per year.

The antidepressant drug Prozac, also known as fluoxetine, is seen on a table in Leicester, central England February 26, 2008 in this posed photograph.

From Kyiv to the Golan: The Ukraine-Russia war’s unseen impact on Israel - opinion

The Ukraine war is reshaping Israel’s security, diplomacy, and society, empowering Iran, changing alliances, and redefining the challenges ahead.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting in Moscow this week. Russia is so consumed by the war with Ukraine that it struggles to maintain its military presence in Syria and turns a blind eye to Iranian activity, says the writer.