'The hate that begins with Jews, never ends with Jews' — Rabbi Jonathan Sacks 'Understanding Antisemitism'

Australia is reeling from the Bondi murders. For decades we've thought our gun laws would protect us from mass shootings, and our isolation would protect us from terrorism. These are terrible days.

I often think Speakola is so big now that somewhere in the speech library there will be the right words. On this occasion, I wasn’t sure quite where to look. I thought of Barack Obama’s ‘Amazing Grace’ eulogy for Clementa Pickney, I thought of Jacinda Ardern after the al Noor mosque shooting, I thought of Valerie Kaur and her perfect speech after the ra…