American-Israeli peace activist, Julia Chaitin, survived Hamas' brutal terrorist attack on Oct. 7, but encouraged Palestinians and Israelis to pursue peace.
An American-Israeli peace activist fears the brutality and scale of Hamas' attack against the Jewish state means the region will be embroiled in a 'long and bloody war' that will kill innocent Israelis and Palestinians alike. 'We have to unite, all of us Israelis, Palestinians, and throughout the world,' Julia Chaitin, who lives in Israel, told Fox News. 'We have to unite against terrorism.
Israel declared war against Hamas after the terrorist group fired thousands of rockets out of Gaza and invaded the Middle Eastern nation on Oct. 7, killing hundreds of innocent civilians and taking hostages. Israel's retaliatory strikes have killed thousands in Gaza, including civilians, according to Palestinian authorities. 'I think the situation is extremely dangerous,' Chaitin said. 'What we learned is that we do not know the depth of the hatred.
don't see how could possibly be partners for negotiations because what was committed was out-and-out terrorism,' Chaitin said. 'There's no other word for it. There's no other word for the slaughter.' Hamas fighters have been accused brutal acts against Israelis, like beheading civilians and raping women. As part of their invasion, Hamas terrorists descended on a music festival, shooting into the crowd point-black and butchering civilians trying to flee at the exits.
Hamas is also believed to have taken at about 200 hostages, including children and elderly civilians, according to Israel's Defense Forces. 'I hope it ends quickly, but I don't believe it will,' Chaitin said. 'War is not the answer. War shows that we have failed, and I think that, just as war is human made, so is peace. We can do it. We can change it.'
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