# Analysis of Desensitization Processes Enabling Palestinian Perpetration of the October 7, 2023, Atrocities and Violence Against Perceived Defectors Through Lifelong Indoctrination: WHO WERE THE IDIOTS WHO ALLOWED THEM THROUGH OUR GATES?
# Analysis of Desensitization Processes Enabling Palestinian Perpetration of the October 7, 2023, Atrocities and Violence Against Perceived Defectors Through Lifelong Indoctrination ## Introduction The October 7, 2023, attacks perpetrated by Hamas and affiliated groups against Israeli civilians, resulting in approximately 1,200 deaths and numerous abductions, represent a manifestation of extreme violence that demands examination through psychological and sociological lenses. This analysis utilizes research on affect heuristics and desensitization to explore how repeated exposure from birth to cultural and ideological frameworks justifying grievous harm desensitizes individuals, fostering moral heuristics that normalize such acts. Specifically, it addresses desensitization among Palestinians in Gaza, enabling the perpetration of the October 7 horrors and the murder of perceived defectors, based on evidence of indoctrination by parents, families, communities, and institutions. The ...