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October 7 en · PROPN

Etymology

From the date, by metonymy.

Meanings

1. (metonymically) The attacks against Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
   • Our friends are not those in organizations like Jewish Voice for Peace, which helped organize a much-photographed protest at New York’s Grand Central Terminal, and which could hardly bring itself to say a word of condemnation for Oct. 7 before launching into lengthy justifications. 2023 November 7, Bret Stephens, “For America’s Jews, Every Day Must Be Oct. 8”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2023:
   • “I had been observing this shift and monitoring it for about 10 years so I understood immediately after October 7 what I had witnessed and that things would only get worse,” she said. 2025 October 7, Lianne Kolirin, “October 7 prompted some Jews to leave Israel. For others, the country offers shelter from rising global antisemitism”, in CNN, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2025:
   • In any case, it’s too early to say how the major social and political rifts in Israel will be affected by this, as the impact of October 7 on Israeli society is perhaps most prominently felt around the question of popular trust in the government. Moreover, the traumatic nature of October 7 will also affect it for generations to come, as areas like the Western Negev will hardly be seen as a viable or safe place to reside. In this respect, October 7 killed the Israeli national project to “Judaize the Negev,” at least for the time being and likely for a long time to come. 2024 January 14, Toufic Haddad, “Palestinian Resistance and the Wa in Gaza: An Interview with Toufic Haddad”, in New Politics, volume 19, number 4, via EBSCOhost, →ISSN, page 17:

Forms

Coordinates

October 8th Jew

Deriveds

Dogtober 7th

Translations (3)

hi अक्टूबर 7 आक्रमण (October 7 attacks) · es 7 de octubre (October 7 attacks) · he 7 בְּאוֹקְטוֹבֶּר (October 7 attacks)