Netanyahu Draws Criticism After Asking to Excise the Word ‘Massacre’ From Title of Oct. 7 Commemoration Bill

The Israeli government wants you to stop calling Oct. 7 a 'massacre.' Yes, really.

Israel's government objected to calling Hamas' Oct. 7 attack a 'massacre' in a new bill, as part of a strategy to alter the tale of that day.

Netanyahu draws criticism after asking to excise the word ‘massacre’ from title of Oct. 7 commemoration bill

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignited outcry after his office requested to remove the word “massacre” from the title of a bill commemorating the Oct. 7 attacks. During a discussion of the bill in the Knesset on Wednesday, Yoel Elbaz, a Netanyahu representative, proposed that the title of the bill should use the Hebrew word for “events” rather than “massacre.” He argued that the bill should show that Oct. 7 was “was not only a massacr…

PM’s office proposes dropping ‘massacre’ from Oct. 7 memorial bill

A sister of an Oct. 7 victim who attended the meeting called for deliberations to continue until everyone is satisfied. By Dinah Bucholz, Jewish Breaking News A proposal Wednesday from the prime minister’s office to remove the word “massacre” from an Oct. 7 memorial bill suggests using the words “events” or “incidents” instead. While defenders argue that the events of 1929 are not called “a massacre” because many events occurred and everyone und…

Prime Minister's Office seeks to remove 'massacre' from title of Oct. 7 commemoration bill

During a discussion in the Knesset Education Committee, a representative of the Prime Minister's Office explained that in addition to the massacre, there was also fighting. 'We will not let you change the truth,' bereaved families said in protest of the proposed move

'This law will pass over my dead body': heated clashes in Knesset over political Oct.

Opposition lawmakers boycotted the session as bereaved families warned against shaping the Oct. 7 narrative before a state inquiry is formed, playing final voice messages from loved ones killed in the attack

Netanyahu Criticized After Requesting to Remove ‘Massacre’ from Title of Oct. 7 Bill

The official request triggered a backlash at a time when the Israeli leader is facing scrutiny over his willingness to accept responsibility for the attack. The post Netanyahu Criticized After Requesting to Remove ‘Massacre’ from Title of Oct. 7 Bill appeared first on JMORE.