On Second Thought Ezra

Tag: antisemitism

  • Pogrom by Any Definition

    Pogrom by Any Definition

    A part of the ‘On Second Thought‘ series By: Ezra Nadav Only in Australia would the firebombing of a synagogue on shabbat with 20 people inside not be classified as an act of terror. But that’s Melbourne, Australia, in 2025. A place where virtue-signalling criminals are permitted to run roughshod over public order, while law-abiding…

  • The Compassion Con: Why Appeasing the Abuser Never Leads to Peace

    The Compassion Con: Why Appeasing the Abuser Never Leads to Peace

    Explore how a generation raised to equate self-defence with aggression has become vulnerable to propaganda and radicalisation. This article examines why rational debate cannot undo terror-fueled extremism—and why appeasement is not peace.

  • Weaponised Liberty

    Weaponised Liberty

    When freedom shields the radical, not the righteous. Part of the ‘Not Quite What You Meant’ series By: Ezra Nadav There is a dangerous irony unfolding in the heart of liberal democracies: the very freedoms designed to protect the vulnerable are now shielding those who terrorise them. In the name of justice, progress, and liberation,…

  • It’s Not ‘Offensive,’ It’s a Threat.

    It’s Not ‘Offensive,’ It’s a Threat.

    A part of the ‘Not Quite What You Meant’ series By: Ezra Nadav We need to start calling it what it is. When someone hangs a Nazi flag in a suburban window, scrawls a swastika on a public bench, or wears a patch glorifying white supremacy, the typical response, especially in polite, progressive circles, is…