Protesters outside the israeli parliament in Jerusalem light candles during a demonstration calling for the release of Israeli hostages held by Palestinian militants since the October 7th attack. Photograph: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty The past is gone. The past will come. Martin Heidegger’s enigmatic declaration says more about how the past eventually makes its presence felt in the present than any reference to the simplistic cliche that history repeats itself. The October 7th attacks in Israel by Hamas and the subsequent assault on Gaza by the Israeli Defence Forces has seen a rise in anti-Semitism globally, including in Ireland. Many Jews in...