After all, we see the images of the bombed cities, of the terrified children, of the grieving mothers, of the dead and the dying and wounded, virtually 24 hours a day. And so it is that the most joyous day of the Jewish calendar, the last day of Sukkot (Tabernacles), called Simchat Torah (the Joy of the Torah), is now associated with massacre and rape, with the burning of children alive, with barbaric bloodshed. This is the price Israel must pay to free the hostages, and it can only bring to mind the fact that Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of October 7, was one of 1,027 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of the deal to bring Gilad Shalit home in 2011 after he was held captive by Hamas for 5 years.
Author: Michael Brown
Published at: 2025-10-11 22:20:09
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