That October 7th? For basically the entire rest of world at this point - that day is now unfortunately much more strongly identified with the start of the geno

That October 7th? For basically the entire rest of world at this point - that day is now unfortunately much more strongly identified with the start of the genocidal campaign begun by the IDF (apparently with logistical support from Google) almost immediately thereafter. Which has unfortunately dwarfed the atrocities committed by Hamas on that day in both scope and intent. Flag all you want. I am simply pointing out the fact that the net result of Israel's response to events of that day has been to create an enduring public relations disaster for itself (which will take decades to recover from), and to serve as a platform for an equally robust and enduring recruiting campaign for Hamas. This is very obviously why people are saying "criticism has intensified since October 7th". Not because the criticisms are tied to the events of the day, as such.