Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with a group of U.S. Senators in his office in Jerusalem on the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks.
“I deeply appreciate the visit by Senators Graham and Blumenthal on this day of commemoration, October 7,” Netanyahu stated.
“It was the worst attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust, but unlike the Holocaust, we fight back. We’re fighting like lions with the support of the American government and the American people, and its representatives here. I want to thank you both for your stellar support for Israel throughout the war.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who led the delegation, said the reason people were killed on October 7 was because “they were Jewish.”
“You said something that really struck me,” Graham continued. “No one should be a refugee in their own country. They’re going back to the north, folks. They’re going back to these kibbutzes. Whatever it takes to get your people back in their homes, you do it.”
Former President Donald Trump and conservative figure Ben Shapiro visited the tomb of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Chabad in honor of the first anniversary.
“October 7 was the greatest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust,” Shapiro said. “It was an honor to join President Trump in NY today to pay our respects and remember the lives lost in the horrific terrorist attack one year ago today.”
“I had the additional honor of being accompanied by Yael, Adi, and Roy Alexander whose son and brother, Edan, an American citizen, is still held captive by Hamas,” he added. “Today and every day we pray for the swift return of all the hostages and a victory over those who sponsored and perpetrated October 7.”
