Kibbutz Nir Oz says today’s hostage release proves Israeli lives ‘are worth less’ than US citizens’

12 May 2025, 9:42 pm

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Kibbutz Nir Oz says it is “deeply moved” by the release of Edan Alexander, calling his return “a bright light in the darkness we find ourselves in,” but says that it feels as though the lives of hostages without US citizenship “are worth less.”

“It is hard to ignore the difficult message that the citizens of the State of Israel are receiving today, and which is being conveyed to the entire world: Our lives are worth less,” the statement asserts.

“A hostage with an American passport is given priority, while the other 58 hostages are left behind — 14 of whom are members of the Nir Oz community — and the fear for their fate is greater than ever.”