Zionists and Palestinians have each used political terror previously. This ISIS-style assault has a nihilistic edge; it should rupture progressive solidarity, as state terror reigns.
Warning: this text accommodates point out of killing of civilians, rape and sexual assault
The Israeli authorities was taken by full shock because the enemy got here throughout the desert.
Having made an intelligence evaluation it was assured of, it caught to it out of hubris, skilled rigidity, inner battles — all the standard issues. So when the enemy got here throughout the border on October 6, it gained territory quick, landed a palpable blow, and united a fractured nation towards an exterior adversary.
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