"Collateral Damage"? The film that ignores the Israeli wound of October 7 | Adv. Inbar Yehezkeli

Adv. Inbar Yehezkeli criticizes the film "Collateral Damage," arguing that it ignores the trauma, loss, and fear that have accompanied Israelis since October 7. The writer claims the film presents a distorted picture of the war and ignores the mental damage caused to millions of Israelis, while defaming Israel in the world.

Adv. Inbar Yehezkeli writes a scathing critique of the film "Collateral Damage," arguing that it ignores the deep Israeli wound of October 7. According to her, the film seeks to address the price of war but leaves out of frame the post-trauma, loss, and fear that continue to accompany Israelis. The writer describes how for post-traumatic individuals, the film keeps running in their minds over and over with images of October 7, war, and loss. She claims the film presents a distorted picture of the war and the collateral damage it has exacted, calling it a "punch in the gut." Yehezkeli emphasizes that one must see the whole picture, including the collateral damage caused to Israelis – survivors, hostages, families, soldiers and reservists, children, and entire communities. She condemns the Israeli creators who, in her words, chose to defame Israel in the world. The writer notes that in the IDF, collateral damage is examined before operational actions, and that she is closely familiar with reservists in the Military Advocate General's Corps who examine operational actions in accordance with international law. She concludes that the war exacts heavy prices, but it is outrageous that Israeli creators refrained from bringing to the screen the immense pain of the post-traumatic.