October 7 Attacks

Oct 7, 2024 by

by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Restoration:

A letter exchange between two Jewish British friends.

This is the first anniversary of the October 7th attacks. The savage invasion of last year in which Hamas broke through the borders of Israel and proceeded to kill, rape, behead, burn, maim, and kidnap innocent civilians predictably provoked the Israeli government to retaliate.

It was perhaps also unsurprising that Israel’s reprisal would be denounced by the usual unholy alliance of Islamists and leftists. These perennial detractors of Israelis and Jews had, for decades, made a habit of not only excusing Palestinian intransigence but also blaming Israel no matter what.

What was surprising however, given the scale and severity of last year’s attacks, was the success of the anti-Israel propaganda in the West, specially in Britain and America. This propaganda was awfully effective in influencing political, academic, and media leaders against Israel’s right to destroy Hamas and bring back the hostages. The propagandists called for a ceasefire before Israel had responded; they used the UN platform to slander Israel accusing her of committing a genocide and war crimes. They mobilized large groups in the West including student groups on college campuses to demand that Israel stop the mission to bring back the hostages and defeat Hamas.

The anti-Israel Israel propaganda turned the conflict into a polarising issue on the same level as the election of Donald Trump in 2016 or Brexit in the UK. Even Jewish families and communities are disagreeing on the way the Israeli government under the leadership of Bibi Netanyahu is prosecuting this war. It is leading to painful confrontations and even splits.

In my view, Bibi and his cabinet, together with the IDF, have done a brilliant job conducting this mission. Despite the enormous pressures placed on them, and betrayal from their allies, Israelis are succeeding. They have conducted a string of superb military operations like the demolition of the tunnels, the defeat of Hamas, and the destruction of Hezbollah. Israel is determined to continue to take the war to Iran. It is a righteous war if ever there was one.

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