Anti-Jewish violence requires a forceful response
Anti-Jewish violence in 2025 saw deadly attacks on Jews in Washington, D.C., Boulder, Colorado, Syracuse, New York, Manchester, England, Bondi Beach, Australia, and other areas. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro had his home torched while he and his family slept. 10 days in, hope for a safer 2026 climate was quashed. Terror against Jews continues unabated, including campus attacks at MIT and Brown.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is somehow worse than expected. An antisemitic mob stormed a Jewish neighborhood shouting “We support Hamas.”
The only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi , Beth Israel was attacked and rendered unusable. Chabad Lubavitch global headquarters in Brooklyn, New York was attacked by a mentally deranged individual.
These events will keep happening until forceful actions are taken to stop them.
Some actions will make politically liberal Jews uncomfortable, but times change. So must they.
For starters, Jews must acquire mass wealth and power. Get rich. Power follows money. Political power requires economic power. Too many Jews enter low-paying industries including education and social work. We have enough bleeding hearts. Jews need to dominate Wall Street, technology, medicine, and yes, big oil. We need corporate lawyers, not legal aid attorneys. The down-trodden can find other help. Right now, we Jews are the down-trodden. Maximum political power will end the days when one George Floyd matters more than an entire people of Jews. Jews must be more powerful throughout America than Pennsylvania Catholics, Minnesota Somali Muslims and San Francisco gays combined.
That is the macro picture. The micro picture means Jews embracing America’s gun culture. Those firebombing synagogues are terrorists, and dead terrorists don’t become recidivists. Every synagogue must budget for 24-hour private security. If that means skimping on alcohol, so be it. Congregants must be well-trained in guns.
Jews must vote for politicians who will guarantee Jewish safety. This means spending city funds on cameras on all streets within 1,000 yards of any synagogue. Many Democrats need the votes of Jew-haters to get elected. That must change. If internal reform fails, liberal Jews must swallow hard and vote Republican. This beats dying. Dead people are useless in advancing social causes.
Most importantly, the coddling of violent criminals must end. Law enforcement agencies must be strengthened, not weakened. Return law and order. Crack down hard on those who impede law and order, including the professional rioter class who are no friends of Jews.
Until Jews are safe, nobody else deserves safety.
Candle-light vigils only benefit those selling candles. If we can seize Venezuelan oil tankers and eliminate Iranian mullahs, surely we can seize people sheltering, harboring and financing domestic anti-Jewish activities. When enough of these terrorists are imprisoned or executed, the terrorism will stop. Everything else is surrender to the next antisemitic attack.
Let’s start by saving Beth Israel. Give the congregation whatever they need to rebuild stronger and better.
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