Arab Parties Silent on October 7 Victims, Focus on Gaza
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Arab political parties in Israel, including Ra'am and the Joint List, failed to mention the victims of the October 7 Hamas massacre in their anniversary commemorations. While Israel marked the day, these parties focused on other issues, with the Joint List calling to end the "genocide in Gaza" without referencing the massacre victims. Yoav Segalovitz, a new member of Ra'am, also remained silent on the anniversary.
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- Arab parties Ra'am and the Joint List did not mention October 7 victims in anniversary posts.
- Ra'am and Joint List social media accounts lacked solidarity messages for victims' families.
- Yoav Segalovitz, who joined Ra'am, also did not commemorate the October 7 victims.
- The Joint List focused posts on the Gaza war, calling it a "genocide."
- No posts from these parties directly remembered the Israeli victims of the Hamas attack.
Arab political parties in Israel marked the third anniversary of the Hamas massacre of October 7 without mentioning the victims or expressing solidarity with their families. A review of the social media accounts of the Ra'am party and the Joint List, along with their senior members and candidates, revealed no posts commemorating the victims or offering condolences to their bereaved families.
Yoav Segalovitz, who recently joined Ra'am, also did not post any reference to the anniversary or the victims, despite having previously addressed the October 7 events and the victims explicitly. This silence stands in contrast to the widespread commemoration events held across Israel to remember those killed and reflect on the events of that day.
The Joint List, however, did post content related to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. Their posts called for an end to what they termed the "genocide in Gaza," but did not include any mention of the October 7 victims or messages of solidarity with their families. One post included a quote attributed to Guy, a resident of Nirim, who reportedly stated, "I believe our only future is with a different rule, in a partnership of Jewish Israeli Arabs Palestinians, because we cannot have an eternal war."
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