From the tunnels of Gaza to Dublin’s bridges, from Sarajevo’s museum halls to Glastonbury’s stages, hatred is interconnected.

This week we saw:

Hamas’s calculated cruelty to Israeli hostage Evyatar David, 24, shown in a Hamas propaganda video as an emaciated “living skeleton,” forced to dig his own grave. His family plead for action while the world stalls.

Ireland’s descent into open hostility, Palestinian flags on bridges and in hedgerows, a government recognising “Palestine” and backing South Africa’s false genocide case, and media coverage that repeats Hamas talking points. Jewish leaders say antisemitism is now “pervasive” in Ireland.

The betrayal of Jewish heritage by Bosnia’s National Museum involves pledging proceeds from the 14th-century Sarajevo Haggadah, a manuscript that survived the Inquisition, Nazi looting, and war, to “helping Palestine,” accusing Israel of genocide. Jewish organisations condemn it as turning a sacred artefact into a political weapon.

UK antisemitism is still near record highs. CST recorded 1,521 incidents in the first half of 2025. The worst spike followed Glastonbury, where punk duo Bob Vylan chanted “Death to the IDF” live on the BBC, triggering a wave of abuse against Jews.

The Maccabi Games smear falls flat. The JCC Maccabi Campus Games brought approximately 2,000 Jewish teens to the University of Pittsburgh for a week of sport and community. The much-hyped protest fizzled, with only a few dozen attending, while thousands of families celebrated. Targeting a youth sports event isn’t “policy critique.” It’s hostility to Jewish presence, and it failed.

Paris: El Al office vandalised. Red paint and “genocide airline” graffiti target El Al’s Paris office. France’s transport minister condemned it as intolerable antisemitism; police launched an investigation. When airlines, museums, and youth events are attacked, the message is the same: intimidate Jews in public life. We recognise the pattern and will not look away.

These are not isolated incidents. They are symptoms of the same sickness: the demonisation of the Jewish state, which fuels hatred against Jews everywhere.