Ironically, it was both the number of hostages taken and soldiers and citizens killed on October 7th, the inhuman ferocity of Hamas’s attacks, and the focus of the attack on so many who had been so conciliatory to so many Gazans over the years, that prompted a deep-seated and visceral Israeli response. Calling our reaction a “wake up call” does not adequately capture the depth of the pain, and the realization of our errors - we were in fact all part of the Conceptzia - nor capture the full recognition of the evil that existed alongside of us. The impact of the trauma was seen in the 130% response of reservists to the call of duty, and the awesomely heroic willingness to put their lives on hold for months and even years in order to defend their nation.
Author: Douglas Altabef
Published at: 2025-10-11 21:04:07
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