New Octagon Project promotes civic engagement in response to ‘erosion of truth’ following October 7
“It wasn’t that October 7th radicalized me. It was October 8th that radicalized me,” David Christopher Kaufman explained
Assessment
The Octagon Project frames its launch around a specific critique: that the day after the October 7 attack, not the attack itself, revealed a breakdown in how information is shared and trusted. The project's focus on civic engagement suggests its organizers see rebuilding public discourse as a direct response to that perceived erosion. What remains unclear is the project's concrete activities, membership, and whether it targets Israeli society, Jewish diaspora communities, or a broader audience. Watch for its first public initiatives to see how it translates critique into action.