Oct. 7 sadly taught Jews that we stand alone

Three years have passed since the Hamas massacre of Oct.7, 2023 — the wholesale murder, rape and torture of more than 1,200 men, women, children and infants in Israel.Yet as Jews everywhere gather to mourn, what should be a day of quiet reflection and prayer, of defiant cries of “Never again,” is being eclipsed by something dark and obscene.The tragedy of 10/7 has ripped the veil off the antisemitism that has always bubbled below the surface.

As the nation of Israel dares to defend itself against an existential threat, the gloves have come off.Jew hatred is now more than a quiet obsession.It is cool.

In Hollywood, Jew hate has emerged from the shadows and become a chic and trendy pastime.World-famous antisemites such as Susan Sarandon, Mark Ruffalo and Javier Bardem don keffiyeh in solidarity with bloodthirsty terrorists.

Onstage, musicians Macklemore and Zach Bryan rant about fictional Palestinian “genocide” while snubbing their nosesat Jewish agony.In Brooklyn, NY, public school teacher Damien Neva celebrates the mastermind of Jewish slaughter.“Long live Yahya Al-Sinwar,” he crowed in an online group chat about the late terrormeister.As of this writing, he was still shaping young minds in the classroom.In Gracie Mansion, the mayor of the city second only to Israel in its concentration of Jews, entertains Holocaust deniers and 10/7 sympathizers, ramping up a record wave of anti-Jewish hate crimes.

Instead of protecting all the people of this city, Mayor Zohran Mamdani agitates for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while surrounding himself with like-minded socialist staffers, advisers and adoring acolytes who share Hizzoner’s disdain and contempt for Jews.The planet has turned upside-down.Subscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter! Please provide a valid email.

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