On Sunday, Red State posted an article about one of Israel’s responses to the attacks of October 7, 2023.

The article reports:

In the aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre that left 11 Israeli coaches and athletes dead at the hands of Black September terrorists (bonus question: the Palestinians and which other nation were involved in “Black September?”), Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir unleashed Operation Spring of Youth, a raid on Palestine Liberation Organization camps in Lebanon that killed over 50 terrorists. She also went after the Munich massacre organizers. Operation Wrath of God unleashed Mossad hit squads on Black September terrorists cowering in Europe, under the illusion they were safe there. This operation continued until its final hit on February 14, 1988, in Cyprus. Between nine and 11 key Munich planners and facilitators were ultimately killed, with slop-over from the targeted hits bringing the score to around 20. The operation was marred by the Lillehammer Affair where the wrong guy was killed, but as Napoleon said, you can’t make an omelet without whacking Arabs…I mean breaking eggs.

Many years ago, I had the privilege of meeting a member of the 1972 Israeli Olympic Fencing Team who was not killed in the massacre and hearing his story. There were a few members of the team that were not taken to the airport, and they survived. They spent the rest of their lives caring for the wives and children who were left behind.

The article notes:

According to Israeli media, Israel has killed no fewer than 2,561 of the around 3,000 terrorists who crossed from Gaza into Israel on October 7. About 1,000 of these were killed in traditional combat with the IDF. The remainder got their one-way trip to Hell courtesy of a secretive unit called Nili. Nili was formed shortly after the October 7 attack and given the mission of tracking down every single terrorist who invaded Israel on October 7. The name Nili is an acronym for a biblical phrase (1 Samuel 15:29) that translates as “the Eternal One of Israel will not lie.” It is composed of elements of Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security and counterintelligence service, which operates directly under the Prime Minister, and the Israel Defense Forces. 

I am not a fan of vigilant justice, but where would Israel go to hold those responsible for October 7th accountable? The United Nations only recently fired the members of UNRWA that were involved in the attack–fired–nothing more. The United Nations has always been more likely to condemn Israel for responding to an attack than to condemn the attacker. The World Court is not any better. Sadly, Israel is the only country likely to hold terrorists accountable when they attack Israel.