Europe admits failure, Israel stands firm; appeasing Palestinian narratives embolden Islamist violence against Jews globally.
Words in Brussels, Blood on the Streets: Europe Awakens Late to Antisemitic Reality
As Europe reels from an explosion of antisemitic violence, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen lit a Chanukiah in Brussels, declaring that “there can be no place for the poison of antisemitism.” Her words came just days after the Sydney Hanukkah massacre, where 15 Jews were murdered—not by shadows, but by radical Islamist terror.
Von der Leyen acknowledged what Jewish communities have been screaming for years: Europe has grown dangerously unsafe for Jews. Swastikas on Jewish homes, synagogues under attack, children escorted by armed guards—this is not history. This is modern Europe, paralyzed by moral relativism and political cowardice.
“Too many Jews do not feel safe to wear a kippah, a Star of David, or light a Chanukiah,” she admitted. That sentence alone is an indictment of failed multiculturalism and decades of appeasement toward Islamist ideology, often shielded behind so-called “Palestinian solidarity.”
While Brussels speaks of hope, Israel lives in action. Israel fights antisemitism not with ceremonies, but with security, intelligence, and zero tolerance for terror. Europe, by contrast, tolerated incitement, imported extremist ideologies, and rewarded Palestinian leadership that glorifies violence—then acts surprised when terror erupts in Sydney, Paris, Brussels, or Berlin.
Von der Leyen referenced the EU’s “No place for hate in Europe” action plan. Yet Jews are asking the obvious question:
Where was this resolve when synagogues burned, when “globalize the intifada” was normalized, when Hamas atrocities were justified as “context”?
Her call to protect synagogues and fight online hate is necessary—but late. Antisemitism did not return by accident. It was rebranded, excused, and mainstreamed—often through relentless demonization of Israel and indulgence of Palestinian and Arab Islamist narratives that portray Jewish self-defense as crime.
The Anti-Defamation League J7 report confirms what Jews already know: antisemitic violence is surging across Germany, France, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, and beyond. This is not spontaneous hate—it is ideologically cultivated.
Hanukkah teaches that light defeats darkness—but only when evil is confronted, not rationalized. Lighting candles in Brussels is symbolic. Crushing terror networks, ending appeasement, and standing unequivocally with Israel is the real test.
Until Europe chooses Israel’s clarity over Palestinian propaganda, Jewish blood will continue to pay the price.
