The DC assassin is not a religious nutcase. Not a maladjusted outcast. Not a low-down vigilante.

[Beastly Boy]

He is a reasonably well-adjusted, well educated, gainfully employed, and otherwise unremarkable individual. Just like everybody else.

What set him apart is his affiliation with and participation in the increasingly conspicuous and influential culture of normalization of antisemitism under the banner of "free Palestine". The assassin's otherwise unremarkable and innocuous demeanor is what ties him to this culture - overt antisemitism is gaining acceptance in the mainstream of American society. People are no longer aware of their antisemitism and don't consider it as such.

The only thing that makes this assassin remarkable is his leap from normalizing antisemitism to normalizing violence against Jews - an entirely expected development which is likely to be emulated on a large scale.

This is is an ominous development. It is catastrophic to all American Jews, even those who consider themselves part of this movement without realizing the consequences of their participation.

Anyone who partakes, condones, excuses or remains oblivious to this movement is my sworn enemy. It is not a matter of ideology, it's a matter of self-preservation.