On the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, I reflect on a day that irrevocably changed my life and the lives of my loved ones
. The heinous acts of terror perpetrated by Hamas desecrated the name of Islam and unleashed one of the most vile forms of hatred known to humankind: antisemitism.The aftermath of the attacks shocked me. Friends and family initially expressed sympathy but quickly shifted to justifying the violence. Many questioned whether Israelis 'deserved it' for 'oppressing Palestinians for 70 years.' This response horrified me; no one deserves such brutality.
This, too, is a truth we must face.I have long been a Democrat and a liberal American, deeply committed to justice and equality. These values inform my stance now. We cannot allow the complexities of the Israel-Palestine conflict to be flattened into a simple narrative of oppression and resistance. Hamas is a terrorist group; Israel is a legitimate nation-state with the right to defend itself. Yet, somehow, many in our own liberal circles have failed to see this distinction.
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