Last-minute change of venue for Hamas-attacked festival: Coincidence or conspiracy?

Last-minute change of venue for Hamas-attacked festival: Coincidence or conspiracy?

He saw strange circumstances

One Lithuanian Facebook user in his account shared by the observations of a user of another social network – “X” (formerly Twitter) about the supposed strange coincidences.

“Something strange happened at a music festival in Israel,” he translated the recording from X. – The event was planned at another location.

Last-minute change of venue for Hamas-attacked festival: Coincidence or conspiracy?

Screenshot from Facebook/His location revealed just before festival attacked by Hamas sparks conspiracy theories

He was reported 48 hours ago and moved to a low security area, an area that was not suitable for an event of this level.

Why was the entire international music festival that was announced 48 hours ago moved to an unsafe location? It was a conspiracy and a sacrifice.”

User “X” had the following text in English after announcing a couple of days earlier, more than three days after the first attacks by Hamas.

Although these observations are correct, they are not enough to prove that the festival was a conspiracy or was organized according to a particular plan.

The place was announced just before the start

Participate in this at the festival planned in advance by thousands of people. According to the UK newspaper “The Guardian”, approx exact locationin which the event will take place, its participants were notified just a few hours before the start of the event. It was Kibbutz Re’im, a few miles from the border with Gaza.

BBC According to reports, festival goers gathered at a scheduled time in a remote area of ​​Israel for an event that promised dancing and music. The British public broadcaster also points out that the location was not initially revealed. The participants found out about it only when the event was approaching.

“In the run-up to the event, ticket holders were instructed to go north of Kibbutz Re’im, about 6 km east of the Gaza Strip. The organizers of the party promised a “journey of unity and love”, according to the BBC article.

In the official event on Facebook the organizer and date of the event were mentioned, but the exact location was not mentioned. A festival can be found mapwhich the organizers shared the day before the event, but from that alone it is also difficult to judge which area it is.

Screenshot from eventer.co.il/Festivalio

Screenshot from eventer.co.il/Festivalio “Supernova” advertisement attacked by Hamas

Also available on October 4. a post in which the organizers shared information about the location of the event, but no specific location was specified here either.

“Among the enchanting trees and open spaces, under bright stars and blue skies, lies a pristine plot of land that will soon become a private temple to the culture and music of the Nuba tribe,” the site says.

The official website of the festival also has a specific location not specified.

The Nova Tribe invites everyone to embark on a journey of unity and love that connects a new and exciting place,” the page reads.

October 3 in a post posted on Facebook by the organizers gave one hint of where to expect the festival: “The event will take place in a mighty tree-filled area in nature, stunning in its beauty and designed for your comfort, about an hour and a quarter south of Tel Aviv,” the post reads.

In this case, it is difficult to decide whether the territory of Re’im is being discussed, but the time period indicated coincides. Tel Aviv and Re’im are separated by about 92 km. Bus this distance takes 1 hour. 12 minutes As a result, it is likely that this location is being referred to.

Normal practice

Billboard “Billboard”originally it was not planned to hold the festival in Re’im – the organizers moved it to this place just two days before the start, when it was not possible to hold it in the previously planned area. However, no specific reason has been given as to why the event has been moved from its original location.

This information was provided by manager Raz Gater, who represents several artists who were scheduled to play at the festival. He was at the event when the attack began, but managed to escape quickly when the killings began.

The new location, Re’im, was equipped with two stages. After launching the attack, Hamas fighters closed the road to the festival on both sides to prevent the participants from escaping.

Freeze/Filmed as Hamas storms a border kibbutz in Israel

Freeze/Filmed as Hamas storms a border kibbutz in Israel

According to some sourcesup to 4 thousand people participated in the event. people. The footage shows that most of them were under the age of 30.

Although the festival’s location change may seem strange or a coincidence, this is not the first time similar events have changed location (here, here, here, here).

On the Internet, a number of people kept wondering why the festival was organized so close to the Gaza Strip. About that spoke and renowned electronic music artist DJ Alok, whose father is the mastermind behind the franchise of these events.

He wondered why the festival was held just 30 minutes away from the Gaza Strip.

“Then I found out that events have been held there since 2000, they happen very often. In fact, there was another event at the same venue the day before yesterday, and there will be another one the following evening. For those of you who don’t know, Israel is one of the big centers of electronic music and festivals of this profile,” he explained.

While it is true that the festival was supposed to take place in a different area, it was not the first time that Re’im had organized an event of this level.

15min verdict: missing context. The location of the festival, which was held near the Gaza Strip and became perhaps the first target of Hamas, was indeed not finally revealed until shortly before it began. It was intended to be held at another location, but the reason why it was moved was not disclosed.

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