Again and again, we Israelis tell ourselves what has become part of the formative story of our identity and our destiny.
How for several hours Hamas terrorists invaded the homes of Israelis, murdered some 1,200 people, raped and kidnapped, looted and burned.
I have talked with Jewish people living outside of Israel who have said that their physical — and spiritual — existence felt vulnerable during those hours.
Some were even surprised by the magnitude to which they needed Israel to exist both as an idea and as a concrete fact.
“Uninvolved,” as Israel calls them in conflictese, the language with which nations at war deceive themselves so as not to face the repercussions of their acts.
Persons:
Israel
Organizations:
Israel Defense Forces, Gaza Ministry of Health
Locations:
Israel, Gaza, conflictese