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October 7 denial

Illustrative: A British police officer speaks to a member of the public after two Jewish men were stabbed by a terrorist in the Golders Green neighborhood, which has a large Jewish community, in London, April 29, 2026.(AP/Kin Cheung)
June 12, 2026, 12:33 pm
UK Jews decry policy paper in which Muslim police group calls Zionism form of hatred
National Association of Muslim Police distances itself from its ex-VP’s July 2025 report that likens Gaza war to Holocaust and disputes Oct. 7 atrocities, insists it does not ‘defend Hamas’
By Kelly Hartog
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers walking next to the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, November 21, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 18, 2026, 5:09 am
‘Most comprehensive’ report on Oct. 7 attack updated to include new data, survivor accounts
New testimonies from former hostage Emily Damari and others added to report that UK All-Party Parliamentary Group commissioned to push back on denials of the Hamas-led massacre
By Zev Stub
French President Emmanuel Macron (center) stands in front of members of the French Republican Guard holding portraits of French citizens killed in the October 7, 2023, Hamas atrocities, during a ceremony at the Invalides memorial complex in Paris, on February 7, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
January 14, 2026, 8:55 pm
French publisher withdraws textbooks that called Oct. 7 victims ‘Jewish settlers’
Macron criticizes the books for ‘falsification of the facts’ as publishers launch internal investigation
By AFP
Protesters hold a banner reading 'Free Shahin' during a protest in support of the jailed imam Mohamed Shahin, who has been ordered deported for defending Hamas's onslaught of October 7, 2023, in Turin, Italy on November 28, 2025. (MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP)
December 16, 2025, 5:52 pm
Italian PM Meloni fumes after court frees imam arrested for defending October 7
Appeals court rules Mohamed Shahin free to go despite interior minister ordering him deported; Turin Islamic leader said Hamas onslaught was not violent; government likely to appeal
By ToI Staff
Demonstrators gather during a protest decrying sexual violence against women in the October 7 massacre, outside of United Nations headquarters in New York City, on December 4, 2023. (Yakov Binyamin/Flash90)
November 15, 2025, 2:00 pm
UN official for violence against women falsely claims no independent probe found Oct. 7 rape
Reem Alsalem’s remarks contradict 2024 UN report which found ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe sexual violence took place in Hamas-led attacks, and even more against hostages in Gaza
By Luke Tress and ToI Staff
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 12, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 25, 2025, 2:18 pm
IDF slams comptroller for ‘accelerating’ Oct. 7 probe despite High Court petition
Military says Matanyahu Englman has forged ahead with investigation, ignoring its request for interim injunction; comptroller chides IDF for ‘trying to undermine’ efforts
By Emanuel Fabian
Trauma therapists Jaclyn Wolfman, left, and Miri Bar-Halpern are co-authors of a paper about the ways Jewish fears of antisemitism or distress over the October 7, 2023, Hamas atrocities have been dismissed or downplayed. (Courtesy via JTA)
June 17, 2025, 5:09 pm
These Boston therapists put a name to the dismissal of Jewish distress after Oct. 7
Miri Bar-Halpern and Jaclyn Wolfman assign the term ‘traumatic invalidation’ to the silence, blame, exclusion and denial Jews worldwide have faced in the wake of the Hamas atrocities
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Historian and British MP Andrew Roberts. (Courtesy)
May 9, 2025, 9:31 am
Chair of UK Oct. 7 report: ‘Denial started while the massacres were still ongoing’
Historian Andrew Roberts led a parliamentary commission aimed at gathering irrefutable proof of Hamas atrocities to ensure that in future decades ‘deniers’ can still be challenged
By Robert Philpot
Members of London's Jewish community protest outside the launch of the book “Understanding Hamas: And Why That Matters" at the London School of Economics, March 10, 2025. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 11, 2025, 7:19 pm
Jews protest launch of Hamas ‘propaganda’ book at London School of Economics
Author of ‘Understanding Hamas: And Why That Matters’ falsely claims terror group mainly attacked military targets on Oct. 7, 2023, is unfairly ‘vilified’ by mainstream media
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Passengers at Ben Gurion International Airport on October 31, 2024. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
February 20, 2025, 2:25 pm
Knesset passes law prohibiting entry into Israel for October 7, Holocaust deniers
Legislation also bans issuing entry permits to anybody who publicly supports international prosecution of Israeli citizens over their activities in the security services
By Sam Sokol
Israeli soldiers walk next to bodies of people murdered by Hamas terrorists in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, October 7, 2023. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
January 21, 2025, 6:42 pm
Knesset passes law mandating five years in jail for denial of October 7 massacre
Modeled after 1986 law banning Holocaust denial, legislation requires five-year prison term for denying the atrocities ‘with the intention of defending or identifying with Hamas’
By Sam Sokol
Filmmaker Leslie Gelrubin Benitah sees the devastation wrought on Kibbutz Be'eri during the Hamas assault of October 7, 2023, in this still from 'Milk and Honey, Blood and Tears.' (Courtesy)
January 9, 2025, 2:51 am
Some Jewish film festivals tiptoe around Oct. 7. A Miami festival is leaning into it
Running from Jan. 9-23, the Miami Jewish Film Festival features 13 films dealing with the Hamas atrocities, to help combat denial of the tragedy and make victims’ voices heard
By Rich Tenorio
An image from a record of seismic activity generated by Hamas vehicles heading toward the Gaza-Israel border on October 7, 2023. (Tel Aviv University)
November 28, 2024, 10:43 pm
3 seismometers in southern Israel detected Hamas activity just before Oct. 7 attack
Tel Aviv scientists find widely spaced stations picked up heavy vehicle movement in 30 minutes prior to invasion; findings could open way for detection systems to serve security
By Sue Surkes
Wounded Jewish boys in Hebron, August 1929 (Courtesy of The Hebron Archives)
October 9, 2024, 4:29 am
New book draws line from 1929 Hebron Massacre to horrific events of October 7
In ‘Ghosts of a Holy War,’ Yardena Schwartz investigates the lies and denials that have fueled the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for a century, pushing a solution further away
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Igal Hecht at the 'car graveyard' during filming of 'The Killing Roads' in March 2024. (Courtesy of Chutzpah Productions)
October 5, 2024, 9:45 am
In ‘The Killing Roads,’ filmmaker Igal Hecht confronts the visceral pain of Oct. 7
The powerful new documentary, its release set to coincide with the massacre’s anniversary, focuses on the Hamas slaughter on the south’s main arteries. To combat deniers, it is available for free
By Robert Sarner
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