Story summary
On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a devastating attack on Israel, resulting in over 1,200 Israeli fatalities and the capture of around 251 hostages. This event marked a significant shift in both Israel's internal politics and global perceptions of Middle Eastern conflicts. In the aftermath, Israeli military leaders lost their jobs due to the security failure, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retained power despite overseeing the crisis. The attack led to an intense response from Israel, causing extensive damage in Gaza with estimates suggesting over 70,000 casualties there. Bereaved families like Sigal Manzuri continue to advocate for peace and remember their loved ones lost. Meanwhile, anti-Israel protests have been organized globally on this anniversary date, highlighting persistent divisions and antisemitic sentiments within some political circles.
Written for “October 7 Israel Gaza Conflict Annive…” on 2026-10-07,
grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
Three years have passed since the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7, 2023 — the wholesale murder, rape and torture of more than 1,200 men, women, children and infants in Israel.
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years → pass → Israel
Yet as Jews everywhere gather to mourn, what should be a day of quiet reflection and prayer, of defiant cries of “Never again,” is being eclipsed by something dark and obscene.
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be → gather → something
The tragedy of 10/7 has ripped the veil off the antisemitism that has always bubbled below the surface.
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that → rip → surface
As the nation of Israel dares to defend itself against an existential threat, the gloves have come off.
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gloves → dare → threat
In Hollywood, Jew hate has emerged from the shadows and become a chic and trendy pastime.
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hate → emerge → shadows
World-famous antisemites such as Susan Sarandon, Mark Ruffalo and Javier Bardem don keffiyeh in solidarity with bloodthirsty terrorists.
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antisemites → don → terrorists
Onstage, musicians Macklemore and Zach Bryan rant about fictional Palestinian “genocide” while snubbing their noses
at Jewish agony.
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Macklemore → rant → agony
In Brooklyn, NY, public school teacher Damien Neva celebrates the mastermind of Jewish slaughter.
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Neva → celebrate → slaughter
“Long live Yahya Al-Sinwar,” he crowed in an online group chat about the late terrormeister.
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he → live → terrormeister
As of this writing, he was still shaping young minds in the classroom.
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he → shape → classroom
In Gracie Mansion, the mayor of the city second only to Israel in its concentration of Jews, entertains Holocaust deniers and 10/7 sympathizers, ramping up a record wave of anti-Jewish hate crimes.
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mayor → entertain → crimes
Instead of protecting all the people of this city, Mayor Zohran Mamdani agitates for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while surrounding himself with like-minded socialist staffers, advisers and adoring acolytes who share Hizzoner’s disdain and contempt for Jews.
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who → protect → Jews
The planet has turned upside-down.
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planet → turn → ?
On college and university campuses, professors lecture hate as protesters attack and harass Jewish students.
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protesters → lecture → students
Then they all hide behind First Amendment free-speech protections, which I thought did not guarantee one’s right to spew hate speech.
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I → hide → speech
And it doesn’t stop there.
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it → stop → ?
“Progressive” politicians make careers out of falsely accusing Israeli forces of committing “genocide.”
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politicians → make → genocide
In reality, it is the one true democracy in the Middle East, and it guarantees all its citizens, including Muslims and Christians, gay or straight, male, female and non-binary, equal rights and equal opportunity to employment.
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it → guarantee → employment
Troops go above and beyond to prevent civilian deaths.
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Troops → go → deaths
But when a rare politician Sen. John Fetterman threatens to leave the Democratic Party if its members’ anti-Israel policies get any worse, he’s treated with contempt and ridicule.
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he → threaten → contempt
And when performer Boy George stands up for the Jewish people, he is vilified and dumped by friends and music-industry colleagues.
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he → stand → friends
I approached the day of this solemn anniversary hoping for a massive show of solidarity and joy in Jewish survival.
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I → approach → survival
Instead, I can see that we, as a society, have learned nothing from 10/7.
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we → see → 10/7
Like the Jews who miraculously wrestled flydubai 1073 from the hands of terrorist copilot Hamam al-Hammam, saving the lives of all 174 souls aboard, there is just one tragic takeaway from the Hamas massacre of Oct.7: In matters of life and death, Jews must go it alone.
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Jews → wrestle → it
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