Remembering October 7
There's a lot of information out there about the October 7 attack by Hamas/Gaza on Israel. Some is concerned with how different elements of the Israeli government/military failed to anticipate the attack.
For me, the important thing is not about whether the attack could have been prevented, it is about the facts of the attack that did happen. Who participated in the attack and what did they do? Who were the victims and what happened to them?
There is much to be found on this because the perpetrators often filmed their own crimes using body cameras, mobile phones, and vehicle cameras, and posted the films online at places like Telegram and Facebook (Israel/Palestine: Videos of Hamas-Led Attacks Verified), and the IDF made a compilation film of some of that footage which was shown to journalists, diplomats, and others (Bearing Witness to the October 7th Massacre).
Let's remember some of the victims ...
Of course there are so many more but this is all I can do. There is no justifying this stuff, and shame on those who try to.
For me, the important thing is not about whether the attack could have been prevented, it is about the facts of the attack that did happen. Who participated in the attack and what did they do? Who were the victims and what happened to them?
There is much to be found on this because the perpetrators often filmed their own crimes using body cameras, mobile phones, and vehicle cameras, and posted the films online at places like Telegram and Facebook (Israel/Palestine: Videos of Hamas-Led Attacks Verified), and the IDF made a compilation film of some of that footage which was shown to journalists, diplomats, and others (Bearing Witness to the October 7th Massacre).
Let's remember some of the victims ...
Of course there are so many more but this is all I can do. There is no justifying this stuff, and shame on those who try to.
posted by crystal | 9:59 PM
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