Supernova Slaughter, October 7th, 2023

Israel slept-in that fateful sabbath, synagogues

planned commemoration, celebration of freedom

from forty-year slavery: sweet Sukkot exodus;

Hamas hate riled by hopeful Hebrew dancers.

Close to contested bitter border fence,

Supernova dawn event turned malevolent,

festive trance-dance suddenly turned tragic,

magic atmosphere mutated, terror advanced.

Explosions at first ignored, possibly unheard;

music vibrated sandy ground underneath bare

feet; menacing hum of hundred-fold paraglider

engines drowned out by drum and bass beat.

No mercy shown, countless youth slaughtered

by evil swarm, seemingly insane; long-schemed

merciless murder of sons and daughters dancing

to a hippy-trippy beat on bitterly disputed domain.

Frightened festival goers fled into fields,

some played dead on the blooded ground

until brutal bullets blew out their brains:

violent videos vomited on victims’ feeds.

Was Yahweh’s vigilance somehow blind?

Are His mindful angels no longer diligent?

“Though an army assail me, my heart will not fear.” *

Increase faith to Yisrael, Yahweh, don’t fail!

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*  “When evil men come to destroy me, they will stumble and fall! Yes, though a mighty army marches against me, my heart shall know no fear! I am confident that God will save me.” – Psalm 27: 2 & 3

“כשאנשים רשעים יבואו להשמיד אותי, הם ימעדו ויפלו! כן, אף שצבא אדיר צועד נגדי, לבי לא יראה פחד! אני בטוח שאלוהים יציל אותי”. – תהילים כ”ז: ב’ ו-ג’

The Supernova festival event was meant to be a “safe place” for finding inner calm, peace, harmony”. It took place at Re’im, just three miles from the Gaza border.