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Netanyahu draws criticism after asking to excise the word ‘massacre’ from title of Oct. 7 commemoration bill

JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to remove the word "massacre" from a bill commemorating the October 7 attacks has sparked significant controversy. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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NetanyahuIsraeli PoliticsKnessetMassacreCommemorationOctober 7 AttacksVictims' FamiliesPolitical ResponsibilityAttacks Criticism

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Jerusalem, Israel
"During a discussion of the bill in the Knesset on Wednesday, Yoel Elbaz, a Netanyahu representative, proposed that the title of the bill should use the Hebrew word for events rather than massacre."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"when 1,200 Israelis were killed and 250 taken hostage during a siege from Gaza that lasted for much of a day."

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