The thought of omitting the holocaust from the matriculate sends a message to the survivors, writes Yoav Itiel. Only from the Holocaust can our students learn that the haters of Israel are also capable of murdering millions of Jews in one murder operation, he says.
The October disaster is similar to the Holocaust, but there are lessons that can only be learned from it, he adds. We will all cherish the life savers in the southern settlements, and remember the Jewish rescuers at the Kibbutz Bari.