The October 7 Anniversary Approaches

The October 7 Anniversary Approaches

by John Hinderaker in Anti-Semitism, Arab Israel conflict, Hamas, Hezbollah

Tomorrow is the anniversary of Hamas’s massacre of well over 1,000 Israeli Jews on October 7, 2023. That is the purpose for which Hamas exists, and the massacre was celebrated by the overwhelming majority of Gazans as it was taking place. That the massacre included the burning of babies alive and the gang rape of Jewish women only increased the Gazans’ enthusiasm.

Anti-Semites around the globe immediately joined in, protesting against Israel’s hypothetical response to the massacre, before any such response had occurred. In the year that has gone by since last October 7, anti-Semites on the streets of European and American cities and in American universities have cheered the massacre while blaming Israel for the necessity of responding to it.

Gaza’s massacre was one of the vilest acts of modern history, but it has had the virtue of clarifying where we stand. For many years, leftists have tried to draw a distinction between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. “I’m not an anti-Semite,” they would say, “I am just an anti-Zionist.” That purported distinction never made any sense, since anti-Zionism implied at the very least an ethnic cleansing of Jews from the Holy Land, and, practically speaking, the extermination of millions of Jews who now inhabit Israel.

But now the mask has come off. All the world can see what anti-Zionism really means: extermination of the Jews, the completion of Hitler’s project. As Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, the Iranian mullahs and others freely acknowledge. The anti-Israel demonstrators who take to Western streets now openly flaunt their anti-Semitism. Why do they hate Israel? Because they hate Jews.

So, in a perverse sense, that is an improvement over the obfuscation of recent decades, when leftists felt obliged to use the anti-Zionist fig leaf to obscure their anti-Semitism.

Around the world, anti-Semites could hardly wait to celebrate the anniversary of Hamas’s great triumph. Thus:

As the world braces for the anniversary of Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack, pro-Palestinian groups and organizations supporting Iran’s Axis of Resistance have unleashed a wave of protests across Western nations. Some demonstrations featured Hezbollah flags and calls for Israel’s destruction….

Dublin, Ireland’s capital, saw pro-Palestinian demonstrations on Saturday, with Hamas and Hezbollah flags flying side by side on O’Connell Street in the heart of the city.

Protesters chanted inflammatory slogans, including, “Hezbollah – make us proud, burn the settlers to the ground.”

That, by the way, is the ideology espoused by the guy whom Tim Walz appointed to be in charge of revamping K-12 public schools in Minnesota. “Burn the settlers to the ground.” The “settlers” who were there 2,000 years before the Arabs.

The anti-Semites are rallying around the world, as in Australia:

Across the globe in Australia, hundreds converged on Hyde Park in Sydney for a large rally supporting Hezbollah and Palestinian groups.

Hezbollah, which exists solely to murder Jews and has fired thousands of rockets into Israel.

Anti-Semites in London warmed up for the big day yesterday:

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters marched through London on Saturday, as worldwide anti-Israel rallies took place ahead of the upcoming one year anniversary of October 7.

Social media and British news outlets depict protesters holding banners expressing support for Hezbollah and Hamas, such as “Hezbollah are not terrorists” and “I love Hezbollah”.

Other signs showed slogans such as “Don’t want no two state, we want 1948” or “Zionism causes polio.” Several featured the star in the Israeli flag replaced with a Nazi swastika.

 

You can say these people are crazy, but they vastly outnumber the Jews. Being stupid, or crazy, doesn’t necessarily prevent you from taking power if you are brutal. And the anti-Semites are very brutal. We will see what they have in store for us tomorrow, on the anniversary of October 7.

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