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The Unshakable Trauma of the Kfar Aza Massacre
(National Post-Canada) Amb. Vivian Bercovici - Chen Kotler stands at the entrance to Kibbutz Kfar Aza where she was born and lived until Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists ravaged her community. 62 of the 750 residents were murdered; 18 were taken hostage. She was in Portugal on holiday with her sister on Oct. 7. It took the Israel Defense Forces nearly three days to clear Kfar Aza of all the terrorists. Kotler's home is next to the kibbutz armory. Had she not been abroad, she would surely have been among the dead. Hamas terrorists knew exactly where the weapons were stored and made that their first stop at every kibbutz they attacked. They knew where kibbutz security officers resided and targeted them next. Then they were able to make their way through the kibbutz, methodically and sadistically slaughtering helpless civilians. The writer is a former Canadian ambassador to Israel.