On the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks, Germany has charged seven men with plotting a coordinated act of violence against Israeli and Jewish targets on European soil — a case that moves from the realm of ideology into the harder, colder territory of weapons stockpiled and a video recorded in advance. The charges, brought by federal prosecutors in Karlsruhe, reflect a moment when surveillance became evidence and suspicion became indictment. It is a reminder that the long shadows of distant conflicts do not stop at borders, and that the work of preventing mass violence is often invis