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Straight Facts
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families Shana Tova – may we all be inscribed for a year of joy, prosperity, health and peace.
Today we are marking one year since 7 October.
How do we even find the words? How do we adequately express the sorrow and grief we feel? The 7th of October was a day that marked a seminal change in Israeli and Jewish history. What has followed has been a year of war, both on our northern and southern borders and a tsunami of antisemitism unleashed around the world. The losses have been enormous and time has not healed any wounds.
There are still 101 hostages who remain in Hamas captivity in agonizing conditions. It has also been a year where Jews have displayed tremendous unity, pride and resilience – even in the hardest of times. This is why we will prevail. We may be different people that we were on 6 October last year, but we are taller, stronger and prouder!
In this edition of Straight Facts, we hear from a dissident from Gaza what life under Hamas is like, view the evidence collected off terrorists, listen in to important conversations and more.
May the memories of all who we have lost, be eternally blessed.
Rolene Marks
World WIZO Executive: Head of Public Diplomacy
(Photo courtesy of hamzahowidyy instagram)
WATCH:
Former IDF spokesperson Jonathan Conricus joins Eylon Levy for a deep dive into Israel’s strategic challenges on the communications front.
Bearing Witness: The Vital Role of Testimonies in Combating Denial:
How does Israel employ the laws of armed conflict when it comes to controversial strikes:
A powerful conversation between Douglas Murray and Dan Senor:
“Israel is fighting for the entire free world”
On the ground in Gaza
David Deptula takes you in on the ground in Gaza:
The Pro-Palestinian movement is not helping Gazans
Israel Killed 31 of My Family Members in Gaza and the pro-Palestine movement isn’t helping:
Evidence of Evil
Hamas invaded southern Israel with precise commands to murder and rape. I know because I saw the evidence for myself:
Seeking justice for Hamas war crimes against women
Combating the silence around Hamas’ sexual violence on and following Oct. 7, an Israeli feminist and the commission she founded are working to seek justice and address and prevent future war crimes.
A Voice from Gaza
A Gazan dissident now living safely in Germany, sets the record straights and reveals what life is like living under brutal Hamas rule:
The Media’s casualty is Truth:
“The first casualty of war is the truth.” The late Republican senator Hiram Johnson’s immortal observation has come to mind more than a few times with regard to the media’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.
Human Right Watch report on 7 October:
Human Rights Watch (HRW) have released their report into the attacks of 7 October with a lot of precise detail. Read the report here:
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#Rolene Marks
Straight Facts
Rolene Marks is a passionate advocate for Israel and appears on radio, television and in print. She is a member of the Media Team Israel, an advocacy body that fights media bias as well as Truth be Told. She is the Chairperson of WIZO’s Hasbara Division.
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