*Wisely, those colleagues are posting in Hebrew. They're disillusioned (like I keep noting, Israel is not monolith), but if more folks knew that even many Israelis don't trust their government, it could yield more chaos at a time of *very* real antisemitism. So they're stuck grieving and toeing a line.
War is awful. Here are the names. So far, 16 have been identified as under 18. No infants explicitly yet.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-19/ty-article-magazine/victims/0000018b-325c-d450-a3af-7b5cf0210000
As a perfect example of unfolding data...
I waited 3 days after the list went up, while listening to discussion from those regional, before posting anything about it, & now more names have been added. 767 total, 419 civilians, 19 under 18, no infants yet listed.
My point remains: even in Israel, people are cut off from info, waiting with distrust amid grief, so we have to be *extra* careful what we assert from afar.
Still, precision matters.
Updates matter.
And a life lost is a life lost. 🕯️
One final media note before I get back to work:
The reason I've noted the lack of infants in the list is because I'm worried we're going to get a repeat of Sandy Hook.
I have zero idea what kernel of truth lay in the uncorroborated report of added atrocity.
I *do* know that this rumour's wildfire intensity will find any named families hounded to prove the horrific claim.
Unchecked rumours devastate victims in the long run.
I wish every affected family the ability to grieve in peace.
@MLClark At the day's end it's a failure of leadership and diplomacy. But as usual within the human construct the innocent pay heavy prices for the failure of the tainted and bent.
@MLClark Moonlit. If anything I ever type elevates your spirit then that's me on my best day. I think it's any human on their best day for that matter. ☮️
Well said, MidnightRider.
We do the best we can, and hope for more "best days" than not.
You are absolutely correct.
And again, there is *no reason* to jump to conspiracies.
This is the fog of war, full stop. (And familes might have reasons for not releasing names.)
Data never emerges fast enough or well enough to stay ahead of panic, anger, and grief.
So it really is incumbent upon us to take things slow and move carefully through this hurting world.
Hateful people exist.
People are dying because of it.
We have to be humanitarians more than contributors to further harm.
G'morning & good Sunday, all. 🕊️