Israeli Culture Minister Claims Calling October 7 a ‘Massacre’ Reflects ‘Victim Mentality’

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Coverage of Mickey Zohar's remarks on the commemoration of October 7, news broadcasts

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The statement was made yesterday, in an interview with the public television station, on the basis of the debates on a bill establishing the official framework for the memory of the victims of Hamas' attack on 7 October 2023, considered the most serious of Israel's history. The question was whether it would be appropriate to "see things as they are", Mr. Mike Zohar, Minister of Culture and Sport of Israel, quoted by Times of Israel, replied: "Th…