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The Children of Majdal Shams Deserve Our Tears, Not Qualifiers

Nathan J. Minsberg
Israel Hayom, July 28, 2024
 
“There are images of dismembered children, their bodies torn apart by the blast, that prove the truth of this atrocity. Yet the world looks away.”
 
Yesterday, on July 27th, an unthinkable tragedy struck the Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli Northern region of the Golan Heights. Twelve children, aged 10-16, were murdered by a Hezbollah rocket while playing soccer. Over 40 more were injured, many critically.

This should be a moment of shared grief that transcends politics, reported on with clear language. These were kids, with their whole lives ahead of them, killed on a summer afternoon. But instead of universal condemnation, we see media outlets hedging headlines and blurring the stark reality.

Some prime examples include headlines such as, “12 killed in rocket attack on disputed Golan Heights town”, which denies the victims their Israeli identity and the Golan its status as sovereign Israeli territory.. … [To read the full article, click here]

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