Shark Kills Man and Hate Kills Humanity

When Good Faces Evil:  Why Choosing Israel is Choosing Civilization

Do we really believe that all people are equal?
Spoiler: they are not.

The harsh reality is that evil exists within humanity — not just in a few individuals, but in millions, maybe even billions. Evil lives in hearts, walks among us, hides behind smiles, and sometimes it roars into the open, leaving us speechless and sickened.

A few days ago, a tragic event shook Israel.
An Israeli man, a father of four, was relaxing by the sea near Hadera. A shark appeared. He tried to capture the moment with a photo — but the shark attacked, and he was found dead shortly after.
A heartbreaking, senseless loss.

At first, it seemed like a human tragedy that could unite people in mourning. But the reaction proved otherwise.
English-language news outlets, like this one ran the story, and soon it went viral.
And then came the comments.

What I saw, what I read, made me physically ill.
It robbed me of sleep.
It tore at my belief in basic human decency.

Screenshot from Facebook comments

People — from every background, race, and nationality — unleashed a torrent of hatred.
They twisted the narrative, turning the shark itself into a symbol of hatred against Jews.
Comments flooded in:
“The shark must be a Zionist!”
“The shark keeps kosher!”
“The shark is doing the world a favor!”

Sick.
Absolutely sick.
Imagine hating someone so much, you can’t even allow their death to be met with dignity.

And why?
Because some of these so-called “journalists” — at trusted media outlets — felt the need to highlight that the man was an Israeli reservist.
As if being a reservist in Israel is anything unusual.
In Israel, every citizen — Jew, Druze, Muslim, Christian — serves in the army, and remains in the reserves well into their 40s or 50s. It is mandatory. It is normal. It is life.

But no — the media chose to place the word Israel in quotation marks.
As if Israel’s very existence is somehow illegitimate.
As if Israel is not a lawful, developed, democratic, sovereign nation — the only one of its kind in the Middle East.

This disgusting reaction only proves the point Israel has been making for decades:
Antisemitism is alive. It is not subtle. It is not hidden. It is growing.

While Israel works to heal the world — through Tikkun Olam, through innovation, through compassion — the majority of humanity seems all too eager to dance on the graves of its people.

Thousands have died in this war between Gaza and Israel.
Yet you would have to search long and hard to find a Jewish person, an Israeli, laughing at the death of innocents.
It simply doesn’t happen.
Because there is a difference — a stark, gut-wrenching difference.

This isn’t about land.
It’s not about borders.
It’s not about politics.

It’s about good and evil.
It’s about civilization versus savagery.
And it’s becoming painfully clear who stands where.

To the family of this brave Israeli father:
We can only wish you strength.
May you know no more sorrow.
May his memory forever be a blessing.

And to the world, we say:
When you must choose — and you must —
Choose the civilized.
Choose life.
Choose Israel.

Because good will win in the end.
It must.