A Palestinian man, Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested and held in U.S. detention. After one night, his case attracted viral online attention and sparked widespread outrage.
A U.S. citizen, Hersh Goldberg Polin, was kidnapped and held in Palestinian detention tunnels. After 330 days in captivity, his case attracted silence and sparked nothing.
Even with an amputated arm. Even with the loss of free expression in coerced Hamas videos. Even after being executed by his captors.
A healthy society certainly doesn’t disregard the rights of its permanent residents or non-resident aliens, but it doesn’t totally abandon its own citizens, either.
Daniella Gilboa and the other girls in captivity taught themselves to sing Jewish prayers in Arabic so they could still practice Judaism.
Their ingenuity during such a difficult time is awe-inspiring. I'm just sorry they ever had to go to such lengths in the first place.
As Hamas parades the coffins of kidnapped & slain babies in their dystopian theater production to the sound of buoyant applause & whistles from the crowd, never forget that there is no ICC warrant—nor a single legal consequence in any international tribunal—for their killers. The same killers who happen to serve as a proxy of the biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the world. God help us all.
If you want to know why I say “Finish Them” when it comes to Hamas, this is why.
Terrorists are turning the knife, prancing around with the dead bodies of a 1 year old and a 3 year old while a crowd of Gazans cheers them on. It’s sick beyond measure.
God rest their sweet souls. May their memory be a blessing.❤️
We received the heart-shattering news that Shiri Bibas, her children Ariel and Kfir, and Oded Lifshitz are no longer with us.
This cuts like a knife through our hearts, the families’ hearts and the hearts of people all over the world.
They weren't just names - they were beloved people, with families who cherished them, with dreams and futures stolen from them.
We grieve not only for them, but for the other precious lives lost, including four more deceased hostages who will be returned next week.
We will not rest. We will not stop fighting for every hostage who isn't part of the current deal - for those still alive, clinging to survival, desperate to return to their loved ones and begin healing. And for those we know are deceased - their families deserve the dignity of closure, the basic right to give their loved ones a proper burial.
This cannot continue. Not one more day. The second stage of the deal must happen NOW. There is no more time to waste. Not when every passing moment could mean another life lost, another family shattered. Bring them all home - NOW.
This is crushing. Iair Horn, who was freed from Gaza just two days ago, breaks into tears as he begs for his brother, Eitan, to be returned as well.
"I was released from Hamas captivity two days ago after 498 days. I was there, in Hamas's tunnels. I experienced it firsthand. And I'm telling you—the hostages don’t have time. We don’t have time. They must be brought back now.
Everyone asks me, 'What do you need?' And I tell them: I need only one thing—bring back my brother. Bring back my brother and all the hostages."
Never Again is Now. I can’t take it one more second. The hostages can’t take it one more second. The entire Middle East and all of Humanity can’t take it one more second. Please do all you can to bring these innocent hostages home. End Hamas’s torture.
“Hamas has been a disaster… I watched the hostages come back today. And they looked like Holocaust survivors, they were in horrible condition. They were emaciated... I don't know how much longer we can take that.” –President Trump
Never forget what Iran and Hamas did to these hostages and their families. These before and after images show the unimaginable suffering they have gone through.
The world has failed… again.
The reckoning will come… it always does… but what then?
If the Holocaust wasn’t enough to prevent the global ‘buy in’ to October 7 then how the hell will October 7 be enough to stop the next one?
My take on the three hostages just released… and the sh_t show that got us here…
You can't have moral clarity when you're blinded by antisemitism.
The REAL "humantiarian crisis" in Gaza is what we saw today in the Holocaust-style emaciation of the three CIVILIAN male hostages.
Just like the Holocaust, The Red Cross only cares about humanitarian needs when the victims aren't Jewish.
This is a delicate moment. It’s a new day and yet so many are on edge. Our politics are inflamed, and social media only adds to the anxiety.
It seems that @elonmusk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute, but again, we appreciate that people are on edge.
In this moment, all sides should give one another a bit of grace, perhaps even the benefit of the doubt, and take a breath. This is a new beginning. Let’s hope for healing and work toward unity in the months and years ahead.
Today is Kfir Bibas’s 2nd birthday. He should be celebrating with friends and with his family, but Kfir isn’t celebrating today. On October 7th, Kfir was kidnapped with his parents, Yarden and Shiri, and his 4 year old brother, Ariel. He has spent almost his entire life in Hamas captivity. Bring Kfir home. Bring them all home now.
5 beautiful teenage girls with hopes and dreams were abducted a year ago.
The entire Bibas family was brutally taken from home that same day.
They all left behind their dreams, their joy of life and their entire possessions.
We cannot leave them behind. 🎗️
Do Not Forget Them. Do Not Forsake Them!
#BringThemHomeNow
#TurnTheHorrorIntoHope
Noa. Karina. Shiri. Agam. Amit. Romi. Carmel. Daniela. Liri. Emily. Na’ama. Doron. Arbel. Eden.
Do not get distracted. These 14 women need you.
They are in terrorist Hamas captivity. We need to shout their names and bring them home now. There is no time.
#LetMyPeopleGo
#BringThemHomeNow 🎗️