‘Time is Running Out’: A Hostage Family’s Desperate Plea
After her 23-year-old daughter was abducted from the Nova music festival by Hamas militants on October 7, Meirav Gonen’s world was torn apart.
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After her 23-year-old daughter was abducted from the Nova music festival by Hamas militants on October 7, Meirav Gonen’s world was torn apart.
While it must be said that Palestinians will never gain their freedom through terror, it is equally true that Israelis will never gain security through military force alone.
Not knowing the fate of the person you love the most is a particularly cruel form of torture.
Progressive values should demand that we see this conflict beyond picking a "side" and recognize the shared suffering of both peoples.
Blinken Holds High-Stakes Meetings in Israel as He Ramps up Pressure on Hamas to Accept Ceasefire Deal, CNN
Blinken reiterated Tuesday that he believes a deal is “achievable because the Israelis put a strong proposal on the table,” and that the US wants to see such an agreement come together “in the coming days.” Israel “demonstrated that they’re willing to compromise, and now it’s on Hamas,” he said. “No more delays. No more excuses. The time to act is now.”
With Gaza Aid Flows Rising, US To Push Israel to Speed Distribution, The Washington Post
Blinken said additional trucks, drivers and fuel must be let into Gaza to enable adequate distribution, along with steps to better deconflict military and humanitarian operations amid an ongoing conflict in which aid workers have repeatedly been injured or killed. He said he intends to speak with Prime Minister Netanyahu and other Israeli officials about “the things [that] still need to be done if the test is going to be met of making sure that people have what they need.”