The attacks of the Jewish people by demonic terrorists on that day have been described as the worst massacre and slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust.
Around 1,200 people were killed. Meanwhile, 251 were taken hostage, and only 168 of the hostages returned alive.
Levi Hazen is the executive director of Life in Messiah, an organization focused on bringing the gospel to the Jewish people. He spoke with John Riley, host of American Family Radio (AFR)’s “Middle East Report,” saying that he knows, for a lot of non-Jewish people, October 7 has been left on a shelf and forgotten as it is now only something that occurred three years ago
“But for the people of Israel and really Jewish people worldwide, this is still an open wound. It's still trauma. Unfortunately, the rising antisemitism among the nations, and the silence, generally, of the church continues to intensify the trauma over and over again,” Hazen states.
Antisemitism has spread far beyond an issue among the nations.
AFN reported previously on the effects of October 7 on college campuses — how many of those campuses became antisemetic hot spots. Students that support either Israel or Palestine began to clash against each other, with antisemitism growing and many universities not doing a thing to protect their Jewish students.
Another article reveals how liberal media frequently villainize Israel while defending Hamas and going out of their way not to label them as terrorists.
This is a wound, Hazen said, that hasn’t been healed.
“It’s not a wound that’s been healed. It is an exposed wound that continues to bleed and fester. Only the love of God, only a biblical point of view, can help heal this wound. We need to stand up and press back against it,” Hazen states.
To combat the antisemitic narrative, Hazen has produced an investigative documentary film called “Shadows of October: Israel Under Siege.” This documentary will “investigate the events, long-term impact, and spiritual implications” of that fateful attack against Israel “through powerful testimony from survivors alongside expert analysis.”
“It is a spiritual problem. Antisemitism has deep spiritual roots. History is also going to remember the pulpits that had a voice and chose not to use it. Choose this day whom you're going to serve," Hazen says.
"Shadows of October: Israel Under Siege" is streaming on all major streaming platforms.
