“The year that shattered the Middle East”: A reflection on crisis and the power of faith
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 7 October 2024
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
Today marks one year since Hamas brutally invaded Israel and massacred 1,195 people, taking 251 hostage. The Economist calls the last twelve months “the year that shattered the Middle East.” In light of all the challenges in the news and our daily lives, let’s ask: Does God want us to be happy or to be holy? And why should we trust God in such a broken world?
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| 0:00.0 | Good day. Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast. Today is Monday, October 7th, 2024. I'm Chris Elkins, |
| 0:09.0 | narrating today's daily article written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 0:16.1 | A year ago today, Hamas launched the worst massacre in Israel's history, murdering 1,195 people, and taking 251 hostages. |
| 0:28.1 | The last 12 months have been what the economist calls the year that shattered the Middle East. |
| 0:34.5 | Despite the horrors of war and the tragic loss of life that have ensued, |
| 0:39.1 | the past year has seen significant progress for Israel. The Israeli people are more unified |
| 0:44.8 | in fighting their enemies. Fully 80% support the current offensive against Hezbollah, for example. |
| 0:51.7 | The IDF has largely decapitated Hezbollah and destroyed many of its missiles, |
| 0:57.5 | significantly degrading what had been Iran's strongest proxy in the region. |
| 1:02.5 | Israel's army chief said yesterday that Israeli forces had defeated the military wing of Hamas. |
| 1:09.3 | The terror groups hoped for access of resistance against Israel |
| 1:13.6 | has not come to its defense. Iran has largely been ineffectual in its attacks on Israel, |
| 1:19.6 | staging two missile launches that cause little damage to the Jewish state. |
| 1:23.6 | However, there is also cause for grave concern. Nearly 42,000 people have been killed in Gaza, and around 70% of the area's housing stock has been destroyed. Over half of Gaza's population has lost a relative. Some three quarters have been displaced at least three times during the war. |
| 1:44.9 | Palestinian support for violence in the West Bank has grown from 35% in September of 2022 to 56% in September this year. |
| 1:55.3 | The ongoing wars are significantly harming Israel's economy. |
| 1:59.6 | GDP is shrinking year on year. The prolonged absence |
| 2:03.2 | of so many reservists is harming businesses, and railway stations have been forced to close |
| 2:09.0 | for lack of security guards. The threat of terrorism persists. On October 1st, more Israelis were |
| 2:15.6 | killed by two Palestinians who attacked a commuter rail station in Jaffa |
| 2:20.2 | than were harmed by 180 Iranian missiles. |
| 2:24.3 | Hezbollah rockets hit Haifa, Israel's third largest city early this morning, and launched |
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