Kibbutz Nir Oz joins boycott of state Oct. 7 ceremony

Kibbutz Nir Oz joins several Gaza border communities ravaged by Hamas on October 7 in announcing it won’t cooperate with government plans for a state memorial on the anniversary of the assault.

“While are burying our dead who were murdered in Hamas captivity, it isn’t surprising that the Israeli government and its head hasn’t asked kibbutz members to participate in the ceremony,” a statement by the community reads.

“The setting for the ceremony is a reminder of the greatest failure that ever occurred in the State of Israel,” the statement notes.

“He who completely destroyed our trust cannot obscure this through ceremonies and use us as extras,” the kibbutz adds.