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Sunday, December 1, 2024
Father of Edan Alexander speaks at NY hostage deal rally, calls on Biden, Trump to ‘act now’
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Adi Alexander, the father of Hamas hostage Edan Alexander who appeared in a propaganda video released by the terror group yesterday, calls on US President Joe Biden, President-elect Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to work together for a deal to release the 101 hostages from captivity in Gaza.
Addressing a hostage deal rally in New York, Alexander asks that the leaders “do not let politics or bureaucracy stand in the way of humanity.”
“Today, I speak as not just a father, but as the voice of my son and the other hostages whose lives hang in the balance,” he says at the top of his remarks. “Every day in captivity is an eternity of suffering for him and every hostage both physically and emotionally.”
“President Biden, President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu, I call on all of you to act,” he says. “This is not a moment for politics or hesitation. This is a moment for courage, collaboration, and decisive actions.”
He urges Biden to use the last weeks of his term to negotiate a deal, reminding him that “the tools and influence of the United States are at your fingertips.”
Turning to Trump, he tells him that he does not need to wait until he enters office in January “to make an impact.”
“The world is watching,” he says. “Act now.”
Adi Alexander, father of hostage Edan Alexander (US citizen from Tenafly NJ): “President Biden, President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu I call on all of you to act” pic.twitter.com/57pzWf7NrZ
— Gil Zussman (@gil_zussman) December 1, 2024
The Times of Israel Community.