Hadassah petitions Red Cross to ‘stop ignoring’ the hostages

Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America (HWZOA), submits a petition to the International Committee of the Red Cross offices in Israel urging them to do more to help the hostages held in Gaza.

According to a HWZOA statement, the petition “expresses shock at the ICRC’s unacceptable failure to fulfill its humanitarian role on behalf of citizens of Israel and other countries, over the past three months since Hamas infiltrated Israel and committed thousands of atrocities.”

“The petition calls on the ICRC to stop ignoring 136 hostages still being held in Gaza in inhumane conditions while being subjected to continuous physical, psychological, and sexual abuse.”

The petition, which was signed by more than 5,000 members and supporters of HWZOA, was handed over by national president of HWZOA Carol Ann Schwartz, immediate past national president Rhoda Smolow, and executive director of Hadassah Offices in Israel Suzanne Patt Benvenisti