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October 7

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Alternative forms

  • 7/10, 7-10

Etymology

From the date, by metonymy.

Proper noun

October 7

  1. (metonymic) The attacks against Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
    Coordinate term: October 8th Jew
    • 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 November 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.
    • 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:
      “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.

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