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Then-Golani Brigade chief Yair Peli was everywhere but with the soldiers battling Hamas on October 7. Some were burned to death at an army outpost or died fighting as the brigade suffered the IDF's heaviest losses

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Zionist Federation of Australia president Jeremy Leibler on how Australian Jews were shocked by both the wave of antisemitism post-October 7 and the silence that followed.

The IDF chief, after penalizing the senior commanders – some of whom are retired – said that 'before my eyes is the obligation to set a clear standard of command responsibility' for the failure to defend southern Israel on October 7. The two most senior commanders dismissed from reserve duty are the IDF's Southern Command chief and the operations chief on October 7

The innumerable films and series produced about October 7 are only the beginning. But is there any value to quickly produced works? Where is the line separating documentation from sensational exploitation of the trauma?

The prime minister is trying to convince the Israeli public that they don't want an independent state commission of inquiry to investigate the events of October 7, when all polls show that they do. Can it work?

'Itay's story is one of heroism,' said Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, in a eulogy screened at the funeral in Tel Aviv's military cemetery. Chen was killed during Hamas' October 7 attack, and his body was returned to Israel last week. At his grave, his father, Ruby, said, 'I promise you, we will pursue the politicians and hold them accountable before a state commission of inquiry'

Now that the war in Gaza is mostly over, Netanyahu must deliver on his promise to launch a thorough probe into the October 7 attack. As elections grow closer, either a new government or the opposition force a state commission on Netanyahu, or he will manage to form one on his own terms

Both Delphine Horvilleur and Ghadir Hani were involved in interfaith dialogue long before October 7. The pair share their expert advice on how to have constructive conversations after two years of toxic Israel-Palestine discourse

Yossi Sharabi, 53, worked at southern Israel's Kibbutz Be'eri printing press. He was kidnapped alive to Gaza alongside his brother, Eli Sharabi on October 7, but was killed in captivity. His daughter: 'Come visit in my dreams, I beg of you'

A University of Washington student group is holding an off-campus lecture on Sunday to explain why the October 7 massacre was a victory for the pro-Palestinian movement.

Tamir Adar's body was returned to Israel from Gaza on Tuesday, after being killed on October 7 while defending the Kibbutz. Adar's mother, Yael, recalled once asking her son, 'My Tamir, do you have to be on the emergency response team?'

With a postponed state inquiry hanging over his head, Benjamin Netanyahu is already leading his ministers and media mouthpieces to proactively deflect any blame for October 7 and the two-year war onto the hostage families, pro-democracy protesters and the judicial system

No one from the Prime Minister's Office showed up as coalition lawmakers voted down the creation of a state commission to probe the October 7 failures. Bereaved families accused Netanyahu's coalition of 'fighting the truth' instead of seeking accountability

Haimi, a resident of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, joined the battle over the kibbutz during the Hamas attack on the morning of October 7, 2023. Ella Haimi said her husband fought together with Lior Rudaeff, whose body remains in Gaza; 15 deceased hostages remain in Gaza

Margalit, who was killed on October 7, was buried in Kibbutz Nir Oz. 'There is comfort in knowing that you left us early that morning, that you did not suffer, that you did not see the horrors, the destruction, and the abandonment that took place,' his daughter said

With a cease-fire in Gaza, and a Supreme Court deadline, Netanyahu will look for ways to circumvent the the establishment of a commission of inquiry into the failures leading to October 7 – and any accountability. Israelis must hope the courts are still strong enough to stand up to him

Palestine Action NL said that its actions honored "resistance fighters and martyrs, recognizing the need for emancipatory violence and struggle against occupying force."

The New York Times also published intercepted messages from Hamas commanders on October 7, ordering militants to take hostages and broadcast the attacks to rally Arab support. While the memo did not explicitly mention killing or abducting Israelis, it instructed militants to set neighborhoods ablaze and film the atrocities to sow fear and destabilize Israel

On Monday evening, Netanyahu met with Chabad rabbis and posted on X: 'Happy Sukkot, citizens of Israel.' The government deliberately did not send ministers to the October 7 memorial ceremonies, and did not release an official statement until Tuesday evening

The mass protests signal a growing shift in global sentiment, with sympathy that initially flowed to Israel after the October 7 attacks now increasingly turning toward Palestinians, leaving Israel more isolated on the world stage