For many, the year 2023 came to an abrupt halt on Oct. 7 with Hamas's slaughter of 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals

We approach the end of the calendar year but for many, 2023 came to an abrupt halt on Oct. 7. Hamas’s brutal attack that fateful day, which claimed the lives of 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals, marked the awakening of the western world to a nightmare, reminiscent of 9/11, as Islamic fundamentalism rekindled its violent agenda.

Starting at 6:28 a.m. on Oct. 7, Hamas shattered the innocence of many. Israelis, unfortunately, had believed that Hamas and its supporters would somehow contain their hatred, prioritizing their own people over indiscriminate acts of violence against children, women, the elderly and the infirm.

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Shockingly, the world has remained largely silent about the Oct. 7 slaughter. Even the International Committee for the Red Cross has failed to rise above the insensitivity........

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