From 9/11 to 10/7: Lessons unlearned

The article draws parallels between the 9/11 attacks in the United States and the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks in Israel, highlighting them as pivotal moments that reshaped both nations. It argues that while 9/11 brought Islamic terrorism to the forefront for Americans, the world's reaction to October 7 has been marked by a disheartening lack of empathy and double standards, unlike the global response to 9/11. The author questions, "Can we even imagine the world treating the United States after 9/11 the way Israel has been treated after Oct. 7?" The piece criticizes the "moral inversion" where terrorist acts are labeled as freedom fighting and a democracy's defense as criminal, urging democratic societies to remember the lessons of their own tragedies and extend similar respect to Israel.