“We realised no one was coming to save us” - Nova Festival survivors from the 7 October Hamas attack

Victoria Derbyshire talks to two Israeli survivors of the Nova Festival terror attack on 7 October 2023
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[@MrKnowItAll2024]

The real numbers behind October 7: 6000 terrorists infiltrated the territory of Israel 3800 of them from Nohva terrorists 2200 Gazans - terrorists and looters who joined 1000 Hamas terrorists fired from Gaza In total - 7000 who infiltrated and shot from Gaza 119 loopholes in the fence through which they entered Israel (and not 60...) 4300 rockets were fired on October 7

[@bluecoffee8414]

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[@BlainEnoch]

It says "Broadcast on 25.09.2022" yet the subject matter is events that took place on 7.10.2023. Please correct this mistake.

[@Carla39894]

Stop excusing palestinians

[@darkclouds5261]

Forget Israel. We need to focus on this country. Not one 2000 miles away. If the roles where reversed, would they do the same? Ask yourself that.

[@gdaymates431]

Imaging going to a dance festival where right next door an entire population is under occupation. I cannot even fathom such a thing.

[@idilennon]

Israel left Gaza in 2005 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@kennyturner583]

Israel wanted this to happen so didn’t help. Then they could get sympathy for their plan for the Palestinians

[@MrKnowItAll2024]

List of massacres done by Arabs against Jews in the Holyland before October 7 & the (re)establishment of Israel: Looting of Safed (1834) Petah Tikva massacre (1886) Jaffa massacre 1908 Nebi Musa pogrom (1920) Jaffa massacre (1921) Tel-Hai massacre (1920) Bnei Yehuda massacre (1921) Metula massacare (1921) Dgania massacare (1920-21) Menahemia massacare (1921) Ayelet Ha'Shachar massacare (1929) Jerusalem massacare (1929) Hebron massacare (1929) Jaffa massacare (1929) Gaza massacare (1929) Nablus massacare (1929) Ramla massacare (1921) Jenin massacare (1929) Acre massacare (1929) Tel Aviv massacare (1929) Har Tuv massacare (1929) Be'er Tuvia massacare (1929) Beit She'an massacare (1929) Gedara massacare (1929) Moza massacare (1929) Mishmar Ha'emek massacare (1929) Chulda massacare (1929) Ein Zeitim massacare (1929) Jerusalem massacare (1936) Anabta shooting (1936) Bloody Jaffa massacare (1936) Tiberias pogrom (1938) Kfar Ha'shiloach massacare (1936-39) Pkh'in massacare (1936-39) Ruchama massacre (1936-39) Mishmat Ha'karmel massacare (1936-39) Will I continue? 🤔

[@meia5990]

Deluded

[@MrKnowItAll2024]

The real numbers behind October 7: 6000 terrorists infiltrated the territory of Israel 3800 of them from Nohva terrorists 2200 Gazans - terrorists and looters who joined 1000 Hamas terrorists fired from Gaza In total - 7000 who infiltrated and shot from Gaza 119 loopholes in the fence through which they entered Israel (and not 60...) 4300 rockets were fired on October 7

[@meia5990]

​@@MrKnowItAll2024finally someone who isent blinded by hate and deluded.

[@infrasleep]

You forgot to mention that the Moon landings were fake, the Royal Family are lizards and Aliens are held captive in area 51

[@humblegamer7876]

L

[@JezabelDitch]

I’m very sad for all these kids and people But it’s very frustrating when they start talking And blaming Like Stop it

[@bobbybannerjee5156]

Oh shut up. You were having that festival on someone else's land.

[@meia5990]

What a juvenile answer..also no they werent!

[@MrKnowItAll2024]

Here are 5 FACTS about the long history of the Jewish people’s ties to the land of Israel: *• Jews have had a continuous presence in the land of Israel:* While the Romans expelled the majority of Jews in 70 CE, the Jewish people have always been present in the land of Israel. A portion of the Jewish population remained in Israel throughout the years of Jewish exile while the rest settled around the world and became the Jewish diaspora. In particular, Jewish communities existed throughout much of this period in what is known as the Four Holy Cities: Jerusalem, Hebron, Safed (Tzfat), and Tiberias. Jerusalem is the most sacred, known for the Western Wall. Hebron is associated with the Cave of the Patriarchs, the traditional burial site of several important Biblical figures. Safed became the center of Jewish mysticism in the sixteenth century. Tiberias is notable for the Jerusalem Talmud during the Byzantine Period. *• Israel was under Jewish leadership for hundreds of years in antiquity.* The ancient history of the land of Israel includes many centuries during which the land was governed by the Jewish people. Beginning in approximately 1000 BCE, which was the beginning of the Iron Age, under King Saul, David, and Solomon, the entire land of Israel was under a unified Jewish kingdom. The Unified Kingdom, as it is known, was divided in approximately 931 BCE into the Kingdom of Israel (Northern Kingdom) with its capital in Samaria, and the Kingdom of Judah (Southern Kingdom) with its capital in Jerusalem. Both kingdoms remained under Jewish rule. The Northern Kingdom was conquered by the Assyrian Empire in 722 BCE and most of its inhabitants were exiled, but the Southern Kingdom remained under Jewish rule until 586 BCE when the Babylonian Empire conquered it, exiling many Jews. The Jews returned from exile under the Persian Empire and regained control over the land with the Hasmonean dynasty in the 2nd century BCE. Judea, as it was then called, became a client state of Rome in 63 BCE, and the Herodian dynasty, a Jewish dynasty under the control of Rome took over. In 70 CE, the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and exiled many of the Jewish inhabitants of Judea. These kingdoms played crucial roles in shaping Jewish history, religious traditions, and cultural identity, with the city of Jerusalem and the two great Temples that once stood there holding special significance in biblical narratives and Jewish history. *• Jerusalem is the holiest site in the Jewish faith.* Jerusalem has been the spiritual, religious, and national center of the Jewish people for thousands of years. Approximately 3,000 years ago, under the rulership of King David, Jerusalem became the capital of Israel. Jerusalem was the site of the two great Temples, the centers of Jewish worship for hundreds of years. The first Temple was built by King Solomon during the tenth century BCE and destroyed by the Babylonian Empire in 586 BCE, who laid siege to the city of Jerusalem, flattening the holy city and also forcibly exiled Judeans from the Kingdom of Judah. The second Temple was built less than a century later, and destroyed in 70 CE by the Romans, who also destroyed the Jewish capital and forcibly exiled most of the Jewish inhabitants. The loss of the Temple had a profound impact on the Jewish faith. Even after the destruction of the Second Temple and the exile of Jews from the land, Jerusalem remained central to Jewish life - and it is still central today. No matter where Jews pray, they always face the direction of Jerusalem. The Western Wall, the last remaining wall from the Second Temple structure, is the holiest site in the world for Jews. At Jewish weddings, the groom traditionally breaks a glass in memory of the destruction of the Temple. At the end of the Passover Seder, Jews recite “Next year in Jerusalem!” *• While in exile Jews never stopped yearning to return to Israel.* Despite being scattered throughout the world during various points in history, the Jewish people maintained a strong connection to the land of Israel through religious practices, prayers, and an enduring hope of eventual return. Diaspora Jews yearned to return to the Jewish homeland and the holy Jewish city of Jerusalem, both of which are mentioned multiple times in daily Jewish prayers. Traditional Jewish religious thought stated that the Jews had been exiled from their homeland as a punishment from God. They could only return in Messianic times. This belief kept most Jews from thinking about a return to living in Israel. But, in the nineteenth century, as European Jews suffered from growing antisemitism and violence against them, a new ideology was born - Zionism, a national liberation movement of the Jewish people. Zionists saw a return to the Jewish homeland as the path to Jewish redemption from thousands of years of oppression. Small groups of Zionist pioneers began returning to their ancient homeland in the late nineteenth century, joining the community of Jews who had never left. The establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 realized the long-held dream of a Jewish homeland, and it has since become the center of Jewish identity and culture for millions of Jews worldwide. Israel is seen as a place of refuge, a cultural renaissance, and a symbol of Jewish self-determination. *• Israel plays a central role in the Bible.* The land of Israel is central to the Jewish faith and is mentioned throughout the Bible. In the Book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, God promises the land of Israel to Abraham, the first Jew, and then reaffirms the promise to Abraham’s son Isaac and grandson Jacob. In fact, the name Israel is another name for Jacob. In the Book of Exodus, Moses leads the Israelites out of slavery and oppression in Egypt with a promise to take them back to the land of Israel, the land of their forefathers. The books of Judges and Kings relate the stories of Jewish rulers over the land of Israel, and many accounts in these books have been proven historically accurate by archaeological finds and Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian sources. #AmYisraelChai ✡️🎗

[@meia5990]

​@@MrKnowItAll2024🙏

[@bobbybannerjee5156]

@@meia5990 It's all Palestine. Like it's all Africa. You whitey.

[@infrasleep]

FYI stupidity isn't a virtue.

[@carolmack6812]

D

[@JezabelDitch]

I’m very sad for all these kids and people But it’s very frustrating when they start talking And blaming Like Stop it

[@dominicweissberg524]

how decadent and rotten to the core can a society be to hold a rave next to a concentration camp? this unbelievable sense of entitlement is both astounding and revolting. And then to sit on tv shows all day telling "My StOrY" while theres a genocide going on...I have ZERO empathy for these vile people. Free Palestine.

[@iamthechosenone10]

Your sick in the head and need help

[@Jojo-bm4tb]

wow. your delusion is severe.

[@xeganxerxes4319]

A lot of the people killed were children whose only crime was being born but ok whatever.

[@idilennon]

😂

[@infrasleep]

Ever thought that the pure hatred YOU'RE spouting is part of the problem as well ?

[@garyclark6727]

lady i promise you KNOW ONE will forget the holocaust why? you people NEVER stop talking about it! i understand people in your families would no doubt be sensitive toward's it but we don't need to be reminded of it constantly..respectfully. shalom put the past behind you & become a peace activist, im praying for your loved ones to return safely shalom

[@PJF1981]

Deeply unintelligent comment. I remember when we had a decent education system in this country. Shame you missed out.

[@dominicweissberg524]

@@garyclark6727 ugh we will never hear the end of it! there are so many other atrocities in history but they will never let us learn about those because they don't fit into the narrarive of the eternal victimhood of jews

[@meia5990]

​​​@@dominicweissberg524oh put a sock in it already that nasty statment of yours works both ways dosent it?? You can freely learn about other atrocities in history and in the world today NO ONE is stopping you yet your complaining anyway about not being able to?? Hello its the digital age, pick up damn history book, go yo a museum maybe it will lead you out of your pro-Hamas mentality.

[@meia5990]

Apparently u do since no leasons have been learned from dealing with monsters like Hitler.