1,000 Days Since Oct. 7; 1,956 Years Since Rome Breached Jerusalem’s Walls; 250 Years of American Independence

Editorial | 1,000 days since October 7, those responsible are still in power

On Thursday, July 2, we mark 1,000 days since the surprise attack on Israeli border communities near the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. A thousand days have ela

1,000 days since Oct. 7; 1,956 years since Rome breached Jerusalem’s walls; 250 years of American independence

Today marks two things: It has been 1,000 days since the Oct. 7 terror attacks in southern Israel, a cataclysmic event in the history of Israel and the Jewish People, a dividing line between how things were and how they are. And it is the 17th day of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, a minor fast day, that kicks off a three-week period of gradual mourning until Tisha B’Av, when Jews remember the worst calamities that have befallen us. And on Saturday,…