Bold and Blunt: October 7th was Israel’s 9/11
On October 7, 2023, Israel was struck by its worst terror attack in history, resulting in the murder and injury and rape of thousands of innocents, and the abduction of hundreds more.
For a brief moment in time, the world’s governments stood solidly with Israel. Then, as the IDF launched its counterattack to root out the terrorists, and the mission was proving successful, the Jewish nation — the Jewish people themselves — became the targets of criticism.
The Israelis were told to stand down, stop firing, start making deals with Hamas, the very terrorists who wanted to eradicate them from the face of the earth. The narrative in the media shifted so the Hamas-supporting Palestinians became the victims and the Israelis, the aggressors.
Read more from Cheryl Chumley as she traveled to Israel to gather first-hand the truth of the war that’s being billed as Israel’s own September 11 and to learn how the Jewish people stand so strong in the face of such global adversity.
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Cheryl Chumley at Zion Gate
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Scene of Zion Gate, one of seven historic gates to the Old City, Jerusalem. Cheryl Chumley / The Washington Times.
