This week revealed a disturbing pattern of antisemitic violence spreading from public transport to playgrounds, from job applications to public parks, exposing how hatred has infiltrated the most ordinary spaces of daily life.

While diplomats discuss peace agreements and bodies are returned from Gaza, Jewish communities face a starkly different reality: Orthodox passengers trapped on buses by drivers declaring “I don’t like Jewish people,” five children aged 8-13 shot with pellet guns. At the same time, attackers threaten to “get a real gun and kill you Jews,” and young job seekers are told to leave cities because of their Israeli identity.

The disconnect is glaring, as officials issue statements about “zero tolerance” and “no place for hate,” investigations close without charges, drivers face mere suspensions, and Jewish families are told their children’s attackers cannot be prosecuted due to age restrictions. The response mirrors what the Chicago Jewish Alliance president called reminiscent of “1940s Germany”: acknowledgement without accountability, classification without consequences.