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Sunday, January 14, 2024
Mother of Naama Levy appeals for leaders to make ‘hard, painful’ decisions and bring hostages home
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
Dr. Ayelet Levy Shachar, mother of Naama Levy, taken captive on October 7, speaks at the Tel Aviv rally, reminds the crowd that everyone saw the video of her daughter being taken captive, tied up, bleeding, scared, in pajamas, in the back of a jeep in Gaza.
“Those are the moments that turned Naama into the daughter of us all,” says Levy Shachar.
“She’s an optimist who believes in the good in people,” says Levy Shachar. “And I too, believe, believe that the leaders of the world, of Israel, the US, Europe, Qatar and Egypt, won’t allow the disaster to continue. I believe our leadership will know how to behave with the right decisions, the hard ones and the painful ones, to make a deal that will bring them home. There won’t be a higher price to pay than leaving them there.”
“You promised to bring my daughter home, to bring all of them home. Their fate is in your hands,” says Levy Shachar.
“Only then, when they’re back, will we be able to heal together.”
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