A year since October 7, 2023
Joel Pollak reports on the memorial service that took place a year to the day when the Hamas committed a bloodbath on October 7, 2023:
Israel paused Monday to observe the anniversary of the terror attack of October 7, 2023, when Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists brutally murdered 1200 Israelis and abducted over 250 hostages, often torturing and raping their victims.Well France's Emmanuel Macron sure didn't help matters when he called for stopping weapons supplies to Israel, nor did the UK's premier Keir Starmer. That Biden/Harris have otherwise been poor in their approach to the issue is also doing harm. Donald Trump, by contrast, has been supporting Israel properly, and says the IDF should destroy Iran's nuclear program. For now, what certain European leaders have done, along with leftist USA leaders, is going to cause massive damage in the long run, and will take a long time to mend.
In the year since, Israel has smashed the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza; begun uprooting Hezbollah terrorists from its northern border; destroyed facilities in Yemen used by Houthi rebels; and threatened Iran itself with attack.
Israelis cannot move on past October 7 while there are still roughly 100 hostages being held by Hamas. Though some 34 are believed to be dead, many are thought to be alive. Public ceremonies and demonstrations on Monday in Israel stressed the need to bring the hostages home — whether through a diplomatic deal or, if possible, by military rescue.
[...] Politically, Israel is a more united and cohesive nation than it was on October 6, 2023. When the terrorists attacked, Israelis ran toward the battle, with reservists driving across the country to join the fight. Volunteers emerged to do whatever was needed for those in the line of fire, or anyone affected by the war. Israelis know they cannot be broken.
The same is not true of the West, where mobs celebrated the October 7 attack in the streets of major cities and turned elite universities into cesspools of antisemitism.
A political reckoning may soon be coming for the weak leaders that allowed America, and Europe, to slide toward the abyss.
Until it does, Israel is leading the West’s fight for survival.
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