In first, UN Security Council holds meeting solely focused on hostages held by Hamas
The words of Shoshan Haran, who was held captive along with three members of her family, and whose son-in-law Tal Shoham is still captive: “We cannot allow the normalization of this unprecedented form of terrorism — mass hostage-taking of unarmed civilians, women, children, elderly,” said Haran, now 68, founder of farming and food security charity Fair Planet.
Eden Golan displayed incredible bravery, singing her song flawlessly despite being surrounded by a sea of hate. She dedicated her participation to the hostages.
The EBU apparently didn’t allow the Israeli presenter to wear a yellow ribbon pin. Because reminding the world of the hostages, not just Israeli but of many nationalities, is “political.” Just like mourning the massacre at a music festival is “political,” so the original Israeli song lyrics were disqualified. The world is working hard and actively to promote a collective amnesia of the 7 October pogrom. It has been 219 days. #BringThemHome#BringThemHomeNow#Israel#Eurovision
Heute war ich auf der Lesung von Michel Friedman im Schauspielhaus in Düsseldorf.
Er hat aus seinem Werk Judenhass gelesen.
Organisation erfolgte durch die @antisemitismusbeauftragte in Verbindung mit dem Schauspielhaus.
Zur Begrüßung sprach der Intendant Wilfried Schulz einführende Worte und traf schon hier den Nerv, in dem er vom dringenden Bedarf nach Empathie sprach.
Musikalische Begleitung erfolgte dann durch ein wunderbares Trio, die zwei Werke von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy spielten und zwei
#Israel Time is of the essence! Let's unite in a global plea for the safe return of hostages. Spread the word, raise your voice! 🌐 #BringThemHome#BringThemHomeNow
It has been a depressing week. The story I’m linking here is about two survivors of the Nova musical festival massacre. It is a difficult read, but they survived and they have each other.
“This summer, Gali Segal and Ben Benjamin, both lost limbs in Nova rave massacre, will marry under the canopy with new prosthetics; 'If we were destined to lose one of our legs, it's best that it happened to both of us'” #Israel#Pogrom
Day 200. Parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was taken captive by Hamas on 7 Oct, speak with a Times of Israel journalist about Pesach. This interview was recorded about a week ago.
196 days. Pesach starts on Monday. The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was taken hostage by Hamas on 7 Oct, speak to Times of Israel:
““I don’t even want to be a part of it,” said Goldberg. “There’s something perverse about even going through the motions of celebrating a holiday of freedom from captivity when our only son is not free and is in the worst form of captivity that any of us can imagine. It feels completely inappropriate.””
The majority of Israelies stand again the government - not the army. The army is the people. And we only want two things: the hostages home and security. And some like me, insist also, on the hope for peace.
And whoever tells you our protests are violent lies.
My cousin is still in Gaza for now nearly half a year. #BringThemHomeNow#Israel
More and more released hostages say they had been raped and forced to perform sexual acts with a gun to their head. I'm fucking heartbroken I still need to beg people to believe us. What a waste of energy to even try. #BringThemHomeNow#Israel
Right now on the Tel Aviv beach. We'll never forget. Scream it. Share it. Our girls are currently being raped and mutilated in CAPTIVITY. Bring them home NOW.
Day 156 of captivity. The smile on her face 😍, the twinkle ✨ in her eyes. What will remain of this beautiful girl on her return? We keep fighting for you Naama, and we will shower you with love & support on your return, to bring back that smile and twinkle #BringBackOurGirls
Almost every restaurant and shop in Israel, hospitals, schools, even veterinary hospitals I've been in - had a personal link to at least one of the hostages. This restaurant added her name to all of their menus.