Current sectionIsrael NewsHaaretz TodayHaaretz Today The prime minister waited until late at night to release a statement, while some of his ministers didn't bother at all. What's the point in pretending to remember an event that the government wants to rid from public memory?Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeOctober 08, 2025On Tuesday night, Israel's mainstream television channels simultaneously aired the same program, a rarity on Israeli screens. Channels 11, 12 and 13 all broadcast a ceremony commemorating the October 7, 2023 massacre, organized by a group of bereaved families who had lost their loved ones on that day, without the involvement of and against the wishes of the government.In the NewsUltra-Orthodox Push Knesset Dissolution as Netanyahu Tries to Pass Draft BillIDF Seizes 15 Gaza-bound Flotilla Boats in International Waters, Organizers SayWhat It's Like When a Settler Brutally Assaults YouThe Smotrich Doctrine for Bringing Down the Palestinian AuthorityAmerica Loves Israel. Until Business Gets in the WayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter AttackedIsrael Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli ForcesAbe Foxman's Death Marks the Demise of the American Jewish Establishment