Daniel Arkin is a national reporter at NBC News.
When terrorists stormed into southern Israel and killed more than 1,000 people on Oct. 7, Rena Quint, an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor who lives in Jerusalem, flashed back to the horrors of the 1940s. “I was thinking of the mothers and fathers and babies killed in the Holocaust,” Quint said in a phone interview this week from her apartment, fighting back tears.
“I understand on a personal level the harrowing echoes that Hamas’ massacres carry for Israeli Jews — indeed, for Jews everywhere,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a visit to Israel on Oct. 12. In prepared remarks, Blinken referred to his stepfather, Samuel Pisar, who he said survived internment at the Auschwitz, Dachau and Majdanek concentration camps.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Defaming Israel: Charlie Kirk floats theory Netanyahu let Hamas slaughter Jews to consolidate powerLast week, I heard an outrageous conspiracy theory that suggested that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israel Defense Forces to 'stand down' amid the Hamas terror attacks.
Read more »
Media parrots Hamas' lie without question -- and Jews suffer for itPalestinians lift Hamas and Fateh flags as they protest in Nablus city in the occupied West Bank.
Read more »
US announces new sanctions targeting 10 Hamas members amid Israel-Hamas conflictThe U.S. is allowing non-emergency personnel to leave the country Wednesday morning.
Read more »
US announces new sanctions targeting 10 Hamas members amid Israel-Hamas conflictThe U.S. is allowing non-emergency personnel to leave the country Wednesday morning.
Read more »
US announces new sanctions targeting 10 Hamas members amid Israel-Hamas conflictThe U.S. is allowing non-emergency personnel to leave the country Wednesday morning.
Read more »
US announces new sanctions targeting 10 Hamas members amid Israel-Hamas conflictThe U.S. is allowing non-emergency personnel to leave the country Wednesday morning.
Read more »