It’s Murder NOT Martyrdom: Senseless Act in NYC

It’s Murder NOT Martyrdom: When Hatred Disguises Itself as Purpose

This week, the world was reminded once again of how fragile human life is—and how twisted ideology can become when filtered through rage.

Two innocent Jewish souls were taken by a gunman who, after pulling the trigger, shouted “Free Palestine.” No courtroom. No debate. No human dignity left intact—just blood on the ground and a hollow cry echoing off the walls of a fractured world.

There’s no justice in murder.
There’s no courage in killing the defenseless.
And there is nothing sacred about using someone else’s life to try and validate your pain.

What happened is not resistance. It is not martyrdom. It is a crime against humanity and a betrayal of any cause that claims to be rooted in justice.

This was a senseless, sick-minded act.
It is part of a disturbing pattern where deep, generational pain is hijacked by individuals who would rather destroy than build, rather silence than speak truthfully, rather murder than model change.

Let’s be clear:
You can advocate for Palestinian human rights without killing innocent Jews.
You can oppose Israeli state policies without hating Jewish people.
You can grieve one tragedy without needing to cause another.

There is no healing in hate. And there is no liberation in targeting the innocent.

True power is found in restraint. True courage is in choosing humanity when your pain wants revenge.
History will not remember the names of those who kill for a headline—it will remember those who chose to hold space for justice without losing their soul.

We mourn for the victims.
We pray for their families.
And we commit to refusing any worldview that confuses violence with virtue.

No more innocents.
No more justifications.
No more bloodshed masked as purpose.

Let this be the moment we reclaim our shared humanity—from the extremists, the radicals, and the broken ideologies that demand we pick a side, rather than find a way forward together.