Most of my friends on the left regard the fate of the victims as terrible but somehow in some way deserved or at least inevitable, somewhat akin to that of German civilians raped and slaughtered by the advancing Red Army. Zionism is now seen as the supreme global evil and Israeli Jews as its essential practitioners. All means must be deployed to defeat it, and them, no matter how terrible
A very moving piece.
Thanks Clive
Incredibly poignant piece.
Many thanks Robert!
Agree with the above comments. Seems incredible in retrospect that these communities had only a handful of people with firearms
Most of my friends on the left regard the fate of the victims as terrible but somehow in some way deserved or at least inevitable, somewhat akin to that of German civilians raped and slaughtered by the advancing Red Army. Zionism is now seen as the supreme global evil and Israeli Jews as its essential practitioners. All means must be deployed to defeat it, and them, no matter how terrible
You still call them friends?
Excellent reportage. Lets the bare facts speak so emotional embellishment is superfluous, and would even diminish the effect.
Thanks David!
My heart is broken for these beautiful lives destroyed.
Moving insightful piece. I had no.isea Moshe Dayan was such an eloquent poet (see link at the end to "The Gates of Gaza)
Thanks Tony!
Suggested translatn:
"To my lover Eitan
You died a hero
Saving those near & dear to you
I will never forget you
I love you so much
Your darling Francaise
How can one arrange a visit to Be'eri or any other kibbutz attacked on October 7th?
I was invited on a visit as I had helped translate the bios of people murdered on October 7.