International leaders addressed the October 7 massacre on Monday as Israel marked the first anniversary of the massacre by Hamas terrorists.
US Special Envoy against Anti-Semitism Deborah Lipstadt posted several messages on X/Twitter, calling the October 7 massacre “an act motivated by years of deep-rooted anti-Semitic hatred.”
Today marks one year since Hamas terrorists murdered around 1,200 men, women, and children in Israel – an act motivated by years of deep-seated antisemitic hatred. We mourn those slain and demand the immediate release of hostages still held by Hamas.
— Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt (@StateSEAS) October 7, 2024
Lipstadt further emphasized the global coalition of more than 40 countries and organizations supporting the US-led Global Guidelines for Combating Antisemitism, adding that the US was urgently seeking to expand the list. He also called on the international community to come together and “create a world where all people are treated with dignity and respect.”
“Let us honor the memory of those we lost by standing together against antisemitism and all forms of hate. Together, through action, we can create a world where all people are treated with dignity and respect.” —Ambassador Lipstadt May their memory be a blessing. ️… pic.twitter.com/ohW4JLEGLZ
— Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt (@StateSEAS) October 7, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron posted a message in Hebrew on X/Twitter on Monday morning.
Seventh of October. The pain is still here, as acute as a year ago. The pain of the Israeli people. Our own pain. The pain of wounded humanity. We will not forget the dead, the abducted, and the families whose hearts are broken from the absence or from the expectation of return. My thoughts are given to them in sympathy.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) October 7, 2024
“We will not forget the fallen, the hostages and the families whose hearts are broken by their absence or the expectation of their return,” the French leader wrote.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer also addressed the massacre in a post on X, calling it the “darkest day in Jewish history since the Holocaust.”
7 October 2023 was the darkest day in Jewish history since the Holocaust.One year on from these horrific attacks we must unequivocally stand with the Jewish community and unite as a country.We will not falter in our pursuit of peace and on this day of pain and sorrow, we…
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) October 7, 2024
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‘We must be with the Jewish community’
He added: “A year after these horrific attacks, we must unequivocally stand with the Jewish community and unite as a country.
“We will not waver in our pursuit of peace, and on this day of pain and sadness, we honor those we lost and continue our determination to free those who remain hostage, help those who are suffering, and ensure a better future for the Middle East,” Starmer said.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also shared a post on X in Hebrew, writing: “We share the pain with you.”
We share the pain with you. pic.twitter.com/w1pi1q5iT9
— Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (@Federal Chancellor) October 7, 2024
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson shared on the social media platform: “One year on from the October 7 massacre, it appears the world is forgetting the horror and evil that took place that day. It’s time for us to side with Israel.”
A year after the October 7 massacre it feels as though the world is forgetting the horror and the evil that took place that day.It is time for us to stand with Israel. Bring back moral clarity. Bring back the hostages. pic.twitter.com/fkhQ6eulBn
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) October 7, 2024
“Return moral clarity. Return the hostages,” Johnson wrote.
The Japanese ambassador to Israel, Arai Yusuke, posted a video on the embassy’s official account to commemorate the tragedy.
Ambassador Arai in a message to mark the anniversary of the October 7 attack: pic.twitter.com/qgZxKqrgxX
— Embassy of Japan in Israel (@JapanEmb_Israel) October 7, 2024
In the video, Ambassador Arai sent his condolences to the remaining hostages and their families, and reiterated Japan’s continued condemnation of the brutal Hamas massacre.
