Osher Cohen: October 7 happened to all of us together, so why are we divided?

Three years after October 7, singer Osher Cohen shares his feelings on social media and attacks the division and hatred that have returned to Israeli society. Cohen wonders why the nation only unites on days of mourning, and reminds that the true legacy of the fallen is unity. He calls for living together despite differences.

Three years after the October 7 massacre, singer Osher Cohen published a series of Instagram stories in which he sharply criticized the division and hatred that have returned to Israeli society. Cohen wonders why the nation only knows how to unite on days of mourning and remembrance, and accuses the public of hypocrisy: "Why only on days of mourning do we not forget what happened? What, are we hypocrites? After all, what hurts, hurts always, doesn't it?" He reminds that the true legacy of the fallen is unity, not hatred and division. Cohen calls for living together despite differences, and concludes with the sentence: "We are the people of Israel, a people that knows how to get along, but only together."