Noa Tishby
Three Israeli hostages were released today after more than 16 months in Hamas captivity. And what we saw today was a reminder of some of the darkest times in human history. Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami, and Or Levy were emaciated, starved, and traumatized Jewish civilians being paraded before the world by a Hamas death cult. And for Jews, this triggered the epigenetic trauma that we carry from generation to generation. Hostage taking is a war crime. It’s a crime against humanity. And now we also saw the grotesque spectacle of gaunt and terrified hostages being forced to thank their terrorist captures who have been systematically starving them. Humanitarian aid has flooded into Gaza by Israel. Over 1.3 million tons of aid has gone in during the war. More than 4,000 trucks of aid a week since the ceasefire. This was a decision to starve them. This was starvation as method of torture. There are 76 other hostages still held in Gaza and we have no illusions about the brutality and barbarism of how they’re being treated. We saw it with our own eyes. Hamas was supposed to release a list of which hostages are alive, which ones are dead. They did not. We need to know that and we need proof that they’re receiving food, medical treatment and adequate conditions. That’s what the Red Cross needs to be demanding. Not taking part in Hamas’ theatrics, disgusting theatrics that have become worse and worse every week until this despicable low. Enough with the physical torture of innocent hostages and enough with the psychological torture of their families. If you want Palestinians to live in freedom, dignity and in peace, you don’t want Hamas from the river to the sea. And when you chant that, you are betraying the same people that you claim you want to help. By now it’s becoming very clear that we must indeed free Palestine. Free Palestine from jihadism. Free Palestine from death cults. Free Palestine from Hamas. But first, we have to bring back all of our hostages before it’s too late. Bring them all home now.