Agam’s terrified look, with her hands tied and her mouth drinking blood. The frightened look of Leary, who innocently asks if any of the terrorists speak English as if there is any language in the world that will speak to the hearts of these despicable murderers, while her bloody friend Naama Levy looks with blood-curdling understanding at those who surround them. Next to them lies their friend, in pink Snoopy pajamas, with sooty and bloody feet. I can’t get these frames out of my head, and the last one will probably never leave me.
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On the seventh of October, the end of the world came, without any prior preparation. But then it turned out that there was a piece of advance preparation on the other side, and there were those who reported it here in time – but they kept their mouths shut. Five of these young girls have been in Gaza for 229 days, in the filthy hands of their cruel captors, and day by day, hour by hour, are forgotten by the state that abandoned them.
| A photo from a video of the kidnapped female observers
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The video of the kidnapping of the female observers that will be distributed tonight (22.5 at 18:00 in the evening), embodies in it a leap in the desperation of the parents of the abductees. The decision to release such a cruel and violent video, in which the terrorists say “these are the girls who can get pregnant” to 19-year-old girls, is a difficult and painful decision – let everyone be clear. No parent wants to show the world their daughter, a piece of their heart, tied up, terrified, sooty and bleeding.
The worst is not behind us, it started on the seventh of October, but its end will determine what will happen to us as a nation, and as human beings. Will we give a hand to evil and indifference, or will we fight for our brothers and sisters. The country should be set on fire
For the parents of Liri Elbag, Agam Berger, Daniela Gilboa, Karina Ariev and Naama Levy, this is a doomsday weapon. The sheer weight of despair threatens to crush the last remnants of hope of the families, who are forced to witness more and more abductions and abductees returning in closets. The Chief of Staff’s promise yesterday (Tuesday), that the IDF is ready to “do dangerous operations to bring back the bodies of abductees”, hides a sad and frightening premise under the heroic mantle. The feeling is that they have officially given up on returning the abductees and the abductees who remained alive. Even Instagram told Biebs relatives this week that they are no longer as interesting as they used to be.
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| A photo from a video of the kidnapped female observers
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That’s why everyone and everyone should watch this video tonight. Precisely because it’s easy for us to be shocked by scripted TV series, but this shock, real, terrifying, and the worst nightmare imaginable – still most people don’t want to see. This will be evidenced by the poor number of Knesset members (three, according to the publications) who agreed to watch the video of the abduction of the female observers from Nahal Oz.
While Foreign Minister Israel Katz wants to summon the ambassadors of the countries that support the establishment of a Palestinian state and show them the video (did he even bother to watch it himself?), the government continues to neglect the 129 abductees and the abductees who remain in captivity. The government continues to shape the consciousness of this broken nation in a thoughtful craft, and seals the fate of those who still have a chance to be saved.
| A photo from a video of the kidnapped female observers
The worst is not behind us, it started on the seventh of October, but its end will determine what will happen to us as a nation, and as human beings. Will we give a hand to evil and indifference, or will we fight for our brothers and sisters. We need to set the country on fire, stop everything and demand that the government return the abductees and the abducted now, at this very moment. Do not accept this given situation in tacit agreement.
Kidnapped playlists on the radio, prayer circles, Instagram stories and yellow tapes – all well and good, but unfortunately it won’t bring them and them home. This video probably won’t do that either. But if he makes more and more people go out into the streets and scream “no more”, we might be able to change something. We owe it to them. It’s the least that can be done.
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