Israel Brief: Monday, December 15
Bondi proves the intifada is no longer “over there.” How many more warnings do we need before we take security seriously?
Shalom, friends.
The intafada has indeed been globalized. If you’ve missed that before this week, Bondi Beach made the point unavoidably clear with bullets and IEDs. Diaspora Jewish life is treated as target practice by people who call it “liberation.”
At home, enforcement keeps replacing ambiguity—Hezbollah “rebuild” gets hit, Hamas command nodes keep disappearing, and Israel is treating borders like borders again.
Tonight is the second night of Hanukkah, which is a good time to remember what the Maccabees actually taught. It’s not just lighting candles and eating latkes. It’s about standing up when others would prefer you sit down.
⚡️Flash Brief: The Day in 90 Seconds or Less
Bondi Beach: Antisemitic mass-casualty attack drives global Jewish-site security surge and copycat warnings. See Israel and the World.
Lebanon: IDF targets Hezbollah rebuild operatives and internal-enforcement nodes across the south under ceasefire rules. See The War Today & Developments to Watch.
Gaza: Hamas command and coercive organs take hits; Rafah “White Sparrow” tunnel complex exposure tightens disarmament logic. See The War Today.
Judea & Samaria: Stabbing attempts near Hebron/Kdumim stopped; routine “friction” continues along key routes. See The War Today & Developments to Watch.
Egypt Border: Another drone weapons-smuggling attempt foiled; unmanned routes become the preferred trafficking lane. See The War Today & Developments to Watch.
Home Front: North rebuilds under residual fire-risk; compensation and return incentives collide with credibility. See Inside Israel.
Jerusalem: Legal–political authority fight sharpens around the AG and ministerial appointments under wartime load. See Inside Israel.
The same axis that fires rockets and rebuilds tunnels also exports narrative permission—then acts surprised when permission becomes action. Bondi is not “diaspora news.” It’s a continuation of everything we’ve been reporting on for months.