PELONI: It is a sad commentary to have political rallies being simultaneously orchestrated around the remembrance events of the horrors of October 7. We should not forget that the deep political divides of early and later 2023 were the context in which Hamas’ attack was not only launched and that this context was also a primary motivating feature of their savage assault. Israeli division with deep international support, including both financial and geopolitical aspects, around the right of the Israeli govt to act upon policies over which they were elected to enforce was the very backdrop around which the October 7 slaughter took place. Three years later, much has changed, but with the coming elections just three weeks away, Israeli division is ever present. What must be understood about October 7 is that October 8 followed that calamity, and with it came a sense of unity and solidarity which shocked our enemies and have ultimately faced them on every front of this 8 front war. It is this spirit of unity which must come to dominate over the divisions of politics for that is the path to victory rather than defeat, and Israel is ever just one defeat from utter calamity which will see the horrors of October 7 played out on a national scale. It is ever important to realize that the communities which were specifically targeted for slaughter and captivity were those which were most sensitive to the interests of the people of Gaza, highlighting the reality that, as was true in the Holocaust, the political differences which divide our people elicit no inference with our enemies. They simply seek to see our people destroyed…only the pursuit unity dims their hopes of succeeding, and unity of our people is what simultaneously presents us as both a powerful force in the region and around the world. There are many lessons to learn about October 7, but the need to provide a central sense of unity should surely be counted among them and demonstrated for all to see, particularly during any event meant as a remembrance of October 7.
Families of hostages and terror victims renew calls for state commission of inquiry
| Published: October 7, 2026
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Today, Israel marks three years since the Oct. 7 Hamas invasion and terror attack, which shocked the nation and represented the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.
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