This nightmare that began on 10/7/23 has finally ended for his family and the world’s Jewish community.
At last, Ran Gvili can be put to eternal rest.
I will always stand with Israel and the global Jewish community, and support its right to exist in peace and security.
Anne Frank was targeted and murdered solely because she was Jewish. Leaders making false equivalencies to her experience for political purposes is never acceptable. Despite tensions in Minneapolis, exploiting the Holocaust is deeply offensive, especially as antisemitism surges.
Jewish people aren’t just fighting for survival in Israel—this is a stark reminder of the hate they face around the world, including here in the United States.
For Yaron and Sarah, we refuse to stay silent. We will call out, confront, and punish antisemitism wherever it exists.
That begins by standing firmly with Israel.
We condemn in the strongest possible terms the murder of two staff members from the Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC. Our prayers are with their loved ones.
This was a brazen act of cowardly, antisemitic violence. Make no mistake: we will track down those responsible and bring them to justice.
We are shocked and horrified this morning by the news of the brutal terrorist attack that claimed the lives of two of our Embassy staff members in Washington — Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim.
May their memory be a blessing.
We embrace the grieving families during this painful time and will continue to support them always.
Israeli diplomats and representatives around the world stand on the frontlines of Israel’s diplomatic efforts — defending the country with their very lives.
We will not be deterred by terror. We will continue our mission across the globe, with unwavering commitment to represent Israel with pride.
“Dear Members of the @PulitzerPrizes board,
My name is Emily Damari. I was held hostage in Gaza for over 500 days.
On the morning of October 7, I was at home in my small studio apartment in Kibbutz Kfar Aza when Hamas terrorists burst in, shot me and dragged me across the border into Gaza. I was one of 251 men, women, children, and elderly people kidnapped that day from their beds, their homes, and a music festival.
For almost 500 days I lived in terror. I was starved, abused, and treated like I was less than human. I watched friends suffer. I watched hope dim. And even now, after returning home, I carry that darkness with me - because my best friends, Gali and Ziv Berman are still being held in the Hamas terror tunnels.
So imagine my shock and pain when I saw that you awarded a Pulitzer Prize to Mosab Abu Toha.
This is a man who, in January, questioned the very fact of my captivity. He posted about me on Facebook and asked, “How on earth is this girl called a hostage?” He has denied the murder of the Bibas family. He has questioned whether Agam Berger was truly a hostage. These are not word games - they are outright denials of documented atrocities.
You claim to honor journalism that upholds truth, democracy, and human dignity. And yet you have chosen to elevate a voice that denies truth, erases victims, and desecrates the memory of the murdered.
Do you not see what this means? Mosab Abu Toha is not a courageous writer. He is the modern-day equivalent of a Holocaust denier. And by honoring him, you have joined him in the shadows of denial.
This is not a question of politics. This is a question of humanity. And today, you have failed it.”
@EmilyDamari1
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On Passover, the Jewish people recall their story of slavery and the journey to freedom.
This year, 59 hostages remain captive in Gaza — tortured, beaten, starved, and stripped of hope.
One truth is clear:
This war ends one way —
The hostages are home and Hamas is out.