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October 7 Revived Ancient Hatred, in the Middle East and on U.S. College Campuses

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Saxe, L. (2026, October 7). October 7 Revived Ancient Hatred, in the Middle East and on U.S. College Campuses. The Dispatch. https://thedispatch.com/article/october-7-antisemitism-american-universities/

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The Dispatch · collected 2026-10-07 · by Leonard Saxe

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This article is a personal reflection about the author's conversation with an Israeli friend on October 7, 2023, following the murder of the friend’s daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Shlomi Mathias, in a Hamas attack at Kibbutz Holit. The couple were described as peace advocates who had founded a bilingual Jewish-Arab school. The piece also mentions a more recent memorial event held on October 6, 2026, for the victims of attacks that year at the Nova festival site in Re'im, Israel.
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On October 7, 2023, Leonard Saxe spoke with a friend in Israel whose daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Shlomi Mathias, were murdered in their home at Kibbutz Holit. The couple, peace-loving musicians, had founded and taught at a bilingual Jewish-Arab school. This tragic event has reignited ancient hatreds both in the Middle East and on U.S. college campuses, highlighting the ongoing tensions between Israel and Hamas.

Written for “October 7 Attacks Controversy” on 2026-11-05, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 October 7 Attacks Controversy
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Claims extracted
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sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 3 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Centre
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Politics
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The Dispatch · 436 article(s) · 2 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 2 correction(s)
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What We Got Wrong in October
2026-10-06
What We Got Wrong in September

Who wrote this

Leonard Saxe
1 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

Hamas Israel Israeli Jewish Kibbutz Holit

Subjects

Deborah PERSON · 2× Israel GPE · 2× Hamas ORG · 1× Ilia YEFIMOVICH PERSON · 1× Israeli NORP · 1× Jewish NORP · 1× Kibbutz Holit GPE · 1× Re'im GPE · 1× Shlomi PERSON · 1× Shlomi Mathias PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Three years ago, early in the morning on October 7, 2023, I spoke with a close friend in Israel who told me that his daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Shlomi Mathias, had been murdered in their home at Kibbutz Holit.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-07
2026-10-07 · The Dispatch
October 7 Revived Ancient Hatred, in the Middle East and on U.S. College Campuses · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

Three years ago, early in the morning on October 7, 2023, I spoke with a close friend in Israel who told me that his daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Shlomi Mathias, had been murdered in their home at Kibbutz Holit. asserted
daughter → speak → Holit
Deborah and Shlomi were peace-loving musicians who helped to found a bilingual Jewish-Arab school where they also taught. asserted
they → love → school
An Israeli woman pays her respects at the memorial to the victims of the 2023 Hamas attacks at the Nova festival site in Re'im, Israel, on October 6, 2026. asserted
woman → pay → October
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