Israeli Woman Recounts Hamas Attack Trauma, Met With Hostility in Netherlands
Translated & summarized from Channel 9 by baba
Sabine Taasa, an Israeli-French woman whose husband and son were killed on October 7, 2023, faced hostile shouts of "We don't care!" when she spoke about her trauma at a film screening in Delft, Netherlands, on October 1, 2026. Her husband died shielding their sons from a grenade, and her eldest son was killed elsewhere. The film screening, for a movie described as investigating "mass killings of Palestinian civilians," was interrupted when Taasa tried to share her personal experience. The author condemns the audience's reaction as a profound moral failure.
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- Sabine Taasa spoke about her family's October 7 trauma at a Dutch film screening on October 1, 2026.
- Audience members shouted "We don't care!" and "Get out!" interrupting her testimony.
- Her husband Gil Taasa died shielding their sons from a grenade; their eldest son Or was also killed.
- Two younger sons, Koren and Shai, were severely injured during the Hamas attack.
- The film NAZA was described as an investigation into "mass killings of Palestinian civilians."
- The author calls the audience's reaction a profound moral failure.
Sabine Taasa, an Israeli citizen with French nationality from Moshav Netiv Ha'asara near the Gaza border, shared her harrowing experience during a film screening in Delft, Netherlands, on October 1, 2026. Her husband, Gil Taasa, was killed on October 7, 2023, when he shielded his sons from a grenade. Sabine and their 15-year-old son Zohar were in a shelter, while their younger sons, 12-year-old Koren and 8-year-old Shai, were with their father. Koren was severely injured by shrapnel, and Shai lost vision in one eye from a grenade fragment. Their eldest son, 17-year-old Or, was killed on the beach.
Taasa attended the screening of the film NAZA, presented as part of its European release, alongside representatives from the Israeli organization "Ad Kan." Stepping onto the stage, she intended to share her story, stating, "I came from Israel to tell the truth." She began to explain that her husband and son were murdered on October 7.
Her testimony was abruptly interrupted by audience members shouting, "We don't care!" "Shame!" "Get out!" and "We don't want to hear this." The lights were turned on, and her presentation was halted. The author criticizes the audience's reaction, contrasting their desire to see a film about alleged "mass killings of Palestinian civilians" with their refusal to listen to a direct victim.
The film's venue, Filmhuis Lumen, described NAZA as an investigation into "mass killings of Palestinian civilians," focusing on dehumanization, responsibility, and breaking silence. The author expresses disbelief that attendees, described as "highly moral Dutch humanists," would shout "We don't care" at a woman who lost her husband and son and whose younger children are permanently traumatized. The author argues this reaction is not political disagreement but a fundamental moral failure and a refusal to acknowledge the significance of another person's suffering.
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