Edan Alexander’s family: Passover ‘not a holiday of freedom’ as long as hostages not home

The family of hostage Edan Alexander permits the publication of a screenshot from a propaganda video of the American-Israeli lone soldier that Hamas released.

In an English statement released by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, the Alexander family notes the video was released as Jews around the world mark the Passover holiday.

“As we begin the holiday evening in the USA, our family in Israel is preparing to sit around the Seder table,” the family says. “Our Edan, a lone soldier who immigrated to Israel and enlisted in the Golani Brigade to defend the country and its citizens, is still being held captive by Hamas.”

“So when you sit down to mark Passover, remember that this is not a holiday of freedom as long as Edan and the other 58 hostages are not home.”