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עם ישראל חי - The people of Israel live

The JC Leader, 13 October 2023

October 12, 2023 10:05
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For the first time in our 182-year history, we publish our headline in Hebrew in solidarity with Israel

Nothing is more Israeli than the greeting that awaited IDF reservists arriving back this week. Crowds met them singing, “The Greeks aren’t here. The Romans aren’t here. The Nazis aren’t here. We are here and Hamas won’t be for much longer.”

There are serious fears about an attack by Hezbollah and terrorists in Syria, risking war on three fronts. But our spirit cannot be dimmed.

Unimaginable in scale, the massacre on Saturday was equivalent to 8,700 Britons being murdered in a day, or 43,000 Americans, dwarfing 9/11. This is a turning point in history. Jews everywhere and the civilised world must stand with Israel.