The Meaning of October 7

The second anniversary of the attacks of October 7, 2023, is a moment to mark the resolve of Israel — as well as that, alas, of her enemies. Both have been in ample evidence since Hamas streamed across the border of the Jewish state and murdered 1,200 people and took some 250 hostage. What has really shocked us across the last 24 months is the collapse of the European democracies in the face of antisemitism. It is a baleful development for the West.