By Greg Bouwer on the Israel Institute of NZ…
September 9, 2001. The day that changed America. Al-Qaeda struck a blow to the US by flying passenger planes into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The enduring power of those attacks has been clear. For those old enough to remember the day (both Americans and others), they can most likely recall where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news.
It has been argued by some that October 7 was Israel’s 9/11. Maybe in an attempt to convey the catastrophic shock, horror, surprise and sheer enormity of the terror attack that Hamas unleashed on Israel. The scope, depravity and reach of Hamas’ genocide attempt, however, was much greater. As such, Israel’s response should be considered and understood with this in mind.
Consider this:
The numbers
- By the latest count, the Hamas pogrom killed more than 1,200 Israelis and third country nationals, in a country of less than 10 million.
- In America, that would be equivalent to killing nearly 40,000.
Read the full article on the Israel Institute of NZ here.
