Bar Godard, the daughter of murdered Israeli hostage Manny Godard, whose body is held in Gaza, tells thousands gathered to protest in Jerusalem that the country is at a “decisive moment.”
At a demonstration outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence, she vows that “if the prime minister doesn’t bring them [the hostages] home, we will.”
“We are here because we want to ensure that not another mother will have to receive her son in a coffin,״ she continues.
Godard, 73, and his wife Ayelet, 63, were murdered by terrorists in their home in Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, 2023. Manny’s body was taken to Gaza. The family was told by the IDF in February 2024 that Manny was murdered during the Hamas assault and that his body was being held by terrorists in Gaza.
After the speeches end, the thousands of protesters spontaneously split off into several different directions in the city.
Hundreds of protesters are currently outside the American embassy, demanding an end to the war while blocking traffic on the adjacent street.
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