No, Muslims are Not the Victims of the Bondi Beach Massacre | WATCH

In a video posted on X, social media personality Jacob, known as The Moderate Case, has stirred controversy with his commentary on the recent Bondi Beach shooting. The incident, which occurred on December 15, 2025, during a Hanukkah celebration, resulted in the deaths of 15 people and has prompted significant national and international discourse.

Jacob, a recent graduate of the University of South Carolina, presents himself as a moderate voice in political discussions. In his latest video, he criticizes what he perceives as the response from parts of the Muslim, progressive, and leftist communities, arguing that it prioritizes identity protection over grief or outrage. "15 Jews were murdered at a Hanukkah celebration, and almost immediately the response from large parts of the Muslim and the progressive and leftist world was not grief," he states, suggesting that the focus was on defending identities rather than addressing the tragedy.

He further contends that modern progressivism has fostered a worldview where protected identities supersede truth and responsibility, creating a hierarchy of groups that must be defended at all costs. "The first instinct isn't to name it... isn't to say oh my gosh, who were the victims? It's to ask which identity committed this," Jacob asserts, explaining that this approach hinders honest conversations about Islamist extremism.

Jacob's video claims that Islam is treated as a protected category, shielded from scrutiny by progressive ideology and Muslims themselves. He argues that this protection makes criticism of Islam taboo, especially when framed as a racialized minority identity, leading to what he calls the "death of truth." He suggests that individual actions, such as a Muslim intervening in the attack, are weaponized to avoid broader critiques of Islamist extremism.