Petros Giannakouris
Mourners attend the funeral of Erik Kraunik, the chief of security of Kibbutz Be’eri, at Yehud cemetery, in central Israel, on Oct. 23. Kraunik was killed by Hamas militants at Kibbutz Be’eri near the border with the Gaza Strip. More than 1,400 people were killed and more than 200 taken captive in an unprecedented multi-front attack by the militant group.
COMMENTARY: The timing of this week’s conference, once seemingly accidental, is more urgent than ever, for three reasons.