From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
‘Choose the Hostages’: Families travel between polling stations to keep plight in view
Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
Throughout election day for local municipalities, families of the 134 hostages are standing at 134 polling stations where they would be voting, with photos of the hostages and reminders that they are prevented from their democratic right to choose and vote.
Black-and-yellow “Choose the Hostages” signage points out the basic rights refused to them.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum is inviting voters to come to the polls to vote, meet the families and support them.
The forum has a bus filled with hostages’ relatives that is going between polling stations throughout the day in Ashdod, Rehovot, Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva and Bnei Brak.
