‘October 8’ is a mirror of the hate festering below the surface
The documentary asks the question: How did we, in America, arrive at this moment where murderous Hamas are celebrated as “freedom fighters” and not the savage terrorists they are?
Nurit Greenger is a writer and journalist who focuses on humanitarian issues.
(March 25, 2025 / JNS)
On Oct. 7, 2023, the world witnessed what Hamas terrorists are capable of, as armed Gazans gleefully bragged about their ability to torture, murder, mutilate, burn alive, rape and kidnap unarmed civilian children, women and men.
And the world saw the unthinkable murderous scenes and reacted. And the reaction was wicked.
On Oct. 8, 2023, the truth began to come out loud and clear. The central truth was that anti-Jewish, anti-Israel, global antisemitism was lying so close to the surface, that it was ready to erupt if it had a reason.
The Oct. 7 massacre of Jews in their homeland gave haters a reason, which led to the eruption of worldwide antisemitic protests. From the streets, protesters told us that Jewish life has no value and Jews must not defend themselves. They also told us, based on atrocious lies, that terrorism, what Hamas perpetrated in Israel, was justified.
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