October 7 demands an inquiry, not a presumption of guilt - opinion

There is a critical distinction between asking how Israel’s defenses failed and asserting that the state permitted the mass murder of its civilians.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025.

(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)

BySTEPHEN M. FLATOW

DECEMBER 24, 2025 15:02

October 7 demands an inquiry, not a presumption of guilt - opinion

There is a critical distinction between asking how Israel’s defenses failed and asserting that the state permitted the mass murder of its civilians.

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October 7 demands an inquiry, not a presumption of guilt - opinion

There is a critical distinction between asking how Israel’s defenses failed and asserting that the state permitted the mass murder of its civilians.

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