With tight hugs and tears, American-Israeli Edan Alexander was reunited with his parents today, ending 584 harrowing days in Hamas captivity.
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WATCH: Edan Alexander reuniting with his parents after being a hostage 584 days. <a href="https://t.co/ngvQGCZ2hL" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/ngvQGCZ2hL</a>
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva/status/1922014872272801991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">May 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
The 21-year-old greeted his parents at the Re’im base on the Gaza border. Before reaching his parents, he spoke to his mother on the phone alongside U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
&#8220;Edan?&#8221; His mom <a href="https://x.com/AvivaKlompas/status/1921991657160929426" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said screaming</a> in joy. &#8220;They just released a photo of you and you look unbelievable, wow. You look beautiful. I love you so much.&#8221;
Upon crossing into Israel in a convoy, Alexander was greeted by Israelis standing on the side of the road and cheering.
The rest of his family watched from a screen together at the hospital and were seen clapping as soon as Alexander was transferred to the Red Cross in Khan Younis by Hamas.
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The reaction of Edan Alexander’s family to his transfer to the Red Cross after 584 days in Hamas captivity. <a href="https://t.co/f5qAJ0en96" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/f5qAJ0en96</a>
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva/status/1921961746090102852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">May 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
The former hostage was transported to the hospital to be reunited with other members of his family and to receive medical treatment.
Before Alexander&#8217;s release, his family said he may travel to Qatar to meet Trump this week, depending on his medical condition, <a href="https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/05/12/edan-alexanders-qatar-trip-depends-on-his-medical-condition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported Israel Hayom</a>.
Alexander&#8217;s release was negotiated by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-visit-saudi-arabia-qatar-and-uae-in-first-middle-east-trip-this-term?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=10&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+To+Visit+Saudi+Arabia%2C+Qatar%2C+And+UAE+In+First+Middle+East+Trip+This+Term" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Trump administration</a> with Hamas not receiving any Arab prisoners in exchange, as it has in previous deals.
Edan Alexander was born in Rockville, Maryland, and later moved to New Jersey. He joined the Israel Defense Forces after high school and was taken captive during Hamas’ October 7 massacre while at a small outpost by Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Alexander is the first male IDF soldier abducted during Hamas’s October 7 massacre to be released.
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Residents of his hometown of Tenafly, New Jersey <a href="https://x.com/jason_meister/status/1921880966735286306" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gathered early Monday</a> morning for several hours to await Alexander&#8217;s release. Alexander&#8217;s parents fought tirelessly for his release, meeting with world leaders, speaking at high-profile events, and constantly keeping his name in the media.
While preparing for his release, Yael Alexander traveled to the IDF’s Re’im base on the Gaza border to greet him as he arrived in Israel. His grandmother, Varda, prepared her grandson&#8217;s favorite dishes while taking questions from reporters.
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In February on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/father-of-american-held-by-hamas-adi-alexander-shares-sons-story-at-cpac" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CPAC stage</a>, Adi Alexander described his son as an “all-American kid.”
“He decided on a gap year to enlist in the IDF because of his love for both of his countries,” he said.
Adi said he has spoken to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-orders-humanitarian-aid-delivered-gaza?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Sends+Aid+To+Gaza.+Israel+Will+Not+Distribute+It." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump</a> several times, who was shocked by the fact that 45 Americans were killed on October 7.
“Ever since we met him, he took ownership on this matter, recognizing that Americans are still being held,” he said. “We are very grateful for that but we have to push forward until they are all out.”
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Adi Alexander, the father of the last American believed to be alive in Hamas captivity, spoke about his son on <a href="https://twitter.com/CPAC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@CPAC</a>&#8216;s main stage today.
“Edan is an all-American kid,” Adi said. “He decided to take a gap year to enlist in the IDF because of his love for both of his countries.” <a href="https://t.co/oT6RMkfwom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/oT6RMkfwom</a>
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva/status/1892680023028486530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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On Monday, the Hostage and Missing Families Forum <a href="https://x.com/GLZRadio/status/1921936580270264453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1921936580270264453%7Ctwgr%5E8d1a0675a7c99f887c531ec23fb7b1fd0eb286e6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesofisrael.com%2Fliveblog-may-12-2025%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published an ad</a> in the New York Post, pleading for the remaining hostages not to be forgotten and declaring that their “hope rests” with Trump.
Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump said he hopes that “we’re going to have other hostages released.”
Trump added that with Alexander’s return, there are only 20 hostages believed to still be alive.
“I am relieved that American Edan Alexander finally gets to come home,” U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee <a href="https://x.com/USAmbIsrael/status/1921968132727488688" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted to X</a>. “As @POTUS said, we hope that this long-overdue release marks the beginning of the end to this terrible war. Hamas alone is responsible for the continued death and suffering. We demand the immediate release of all remaining hostages.”

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American Hostage Edan Alexander Reunites With Parents After 584 Days In Hamas Captivity

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American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander was released on Monday after 584 days in Hamas captivity.
The 21-year-old’s release was negotiated by the Trump administration with Hamas not getting any Arab prisoners in exchange, as it has in previous deals.
Alexander was born in Rockville, Maryland, before moving to New Jersey. He joined the Israel Defense Forces after high school and was taken captive during Hamas’ October 7 massacre while at a small outpost by Kibbutz Nir Oz. He has been seen in Hamas propaganda videos, and is the first male IDF soldier abducted during Hamas’ October 7 massacre to be released.
Alexander&#8217;s parents fought tirelessly for his release, meeting with world leaders, speaking at high-profile events, and constantly keeping his name in the media.
While preparing for his release, Yael Alexander traveled to the IDF’s Re’im base on the Gaza border to greet him as he arrived in Israel. His grandmother, Varda, prepared her grandson&#8217;s favorite dishes while taking questions from reporters.
Alexander was handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross in Khan Younis without a public propaganda ceremony, which Hamas had done with other hostage handovers to humiliate them.
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The Alexander family said that after Edan’s release, he may travel to Qatar to meet President Donald Trump this week, depending on his medical condition, <a href="https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/05/12/edan-alexanders-qatar-trip-depends-on-his-medical-condition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel Hayom </a><a href="https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/05/12/edan-alexanders-qatar-trip-depends-on-his-medical-condition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
In a February speech at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/father-of-american-held-by-hamas-adi-alexander-shares-sons-story-at-cpac" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CPAC</a>, Adi Alexander described his son as an “all-American kid.”
“He decided on a gap year to enlist in the IDF because of his love for both of his countries,” he said.
Adi said he has spoken to Trump several times, and that the president was shocked by the fact that 45 Americans were killed on October 7.
“Ever since we met him, he took ownership on this matter, recognizing that Americans are still being held,” he said. “We are very grateful for that but we have to push forward until they are all out.”
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Adi Alexander, the father of the last American believed to be alive in Hamas captivity, spoke about his son on <a href="https://twitter.com/CPAC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@CPAC</a>&#8216;s main stage today.
“Edan is an all-American kid,” Adi said. “He decided to take a gap year to enlist in the IDF because of his love for both of his countries.” <a href="https://t.co/oT6RMkfwom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/oT6RMkfwom</a>
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva/status/1892680023028486530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
Fifty-eight hostages remain in Gaza, including the bodies of four American citizens: Judith Weinstein Haggai, Gadi Haggai, Itay Chen, and Omer Neutra.
On Monday, the Hostage and Missing Families Forum <a href="https://x.com/GLZRadio/status/1921936580270264453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1921936580270264453%7Ctwgr%5E8d1a0675a7c99f887c531ec23fb7b1fd0eb286e6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesofisrael.com%2Fliveblog-may-12-2025%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published an ad</a> in the New York Post, pleading for the remaining hostages not to be forgotten and declaring that their “hope rests” with Trump.
Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump said he hopes that “we’re going to have other hostages released.”
He added that with Alexander’s return, there are only 20 hostages believed to still be alive.
In a statement, Hamas said the move “affirms its readiness to immediately begin intensive negotiations” and is part of “the steps being taken toward a ceasefire, the opening of border crossings, and the entry of aid and relief for our people in the Gaza Strip.”
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Last week, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-orders-humanitarian-aid-delivered-gaza?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Sends+Aid+To+Gaza.+Israel+Will+Not+Distribute+It." target="_blank" rel="noopener">ordered a plan</a> for humanitarian aid to be delivered to Gaza in a way that attempts to keep the terror organization from stealing it. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee announced Trump’s aid plan on Friday, noting that private firms, not Israel, would be tasked with transporting and distributing the aid, but Israel would help with security.
“The Israelis are supportive of this program, they want it to happen, but they are not operating it,” Huckabee said. “That’s important because there are some entities that would not want to participate if they thought it was an IDF operation.”
Huckabee said that a top priority is implementing the plan in a way in which the terror organization does not profit as it has in the past from humanitarian aid.
“The next factor is that all of this be done in a way where Hamas cannot get its hands on it,” Huckabee said. “Nobody is interested in helping Hamas because Hamas has taken food that was intended to help very desperate citizens and stolen it from them, sold it on the black market, and then took the money to buy weaponry to murder more people.”
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Last week, Israel approved an expanded ground operation plan that includes plans to conquer and retain more areas of the Gaza Strip. The plan, named “Operation Gideon’s Chariots,” will go into effect if Hamas fails to make an agreement with Israel by the end of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East this upcoming week, <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-852712" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Jerusalem Post reported</a>.
Israel announced it will be sending a delegation to Qatar on Tuesday to negotiate a hostage deal.
Trump is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-visit-saudi-arabia-qatar-and-uae-in-first-middle-east-trip-this-term?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=10&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+To+Visit+Saudi+Arabia%2C+Qatar%2C+And+UAE+In+First+Middle+East+Trip+This+Term" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set to visit</a> Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates from May 13 to 16, the second foreign trip of his second term.

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BREAKING: Last Living American Hostage Edan Alexander Released Following Trump Admin Efforts

Hamas announced in a statement on Sunday that it plans to release American hostage <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bruce-pearl-uses-final-four-spotlight-for-american-hostage-edan-alexander-nobody-knows-his-name" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Edan Alexander</a>.
According to the terrorist group, the 21-year-old dual Israeli-American citizen will be released as part of negotiations for a ceasefire.
&#8220;The movement has shown a high level of positivity, and the Israeli soldier with dual American citizenship, [Edan] Alexander, will be released as part of the steps being taken toward a ceasefire, the opening of border crossings, and the entry of aid and relief for our people in the Gaza Strip,” Hamas said in a statement.
Edan was born in Rockville, Maryland, before moving to New Jersey. He joined the Israeli Defense Forces after high school and was taken captive during Hamas’ October 7 massacre while at a small outpost by Kibbutz Nir Oz. He has been seen in Hamas propaganda videos.
Hamas added that Alexander’s release “affirms its readiness to immediately begin intensive negotiations” to bring the war to the end.
Hamas said that it hopes any final agreement influences a “mutually agreed-upon captive exchange, and ensures that the Gaza Strip is managed by an independent professional body.”
“This would guarantee long-term calm and stability, as well as reconstruction and the lifting of the blockade.”
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The statement did not specify when Alexander would be released, but the <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-853579" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jerusalem Post reported</a> that sources said the release may come in the next 48 hours.
President Trump posted on Truth Social confirming the upcoming release:
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President Trump confirms that Edan Alexander is going to be released by Hamas. <a href="https://t.co/WgjIOeTqSA">pic.twitter.com/WgjIOeTqSA</a>
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) <a href="https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1921696977135260110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
Alexander’s parents told Israel’s Channel 12 that they were aware of the announcement and have been updated by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
The White House hostage envoy has requested that Hamas also release the bodies of the four other American citizens it still holds.
The statement comes after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-orders-humanitarian-aid-delivered-gaza?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Sends+Aid+To+Gaza.+Israel+Will+Not+Distribute+It." target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Donald Trump ordered</a> humanitarian aid to be delivered to Gaza in a way that attempts to keep the terror organization from stealing it.
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee announced Trump’s aid plan on Friday, noting that private firms, not Israel, would be tasked with transporting and distributing the aid, but Israel would help with security.
“The Israelis are supportive of this program, they want it to happen, but they are not operating it,” Huckabee said. “That’s important because there are some entities that would not want to participate if they thought it was an IDF operation.”
Huckabee said that a top priority is implementing the plan in a way in which the terror organization does not profit as it has in the past from humanitarian aid.
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“The next factor is that all of this be done in a way where Hamas cannot get its hands on it,” Huckabee said. “Nobody is interested in helping Hamas because Hamas has taken food that was intended to help very desperate citizens and stolen it from them, sold it on the black market, and then took the money to buy weaponry to murder more people.”
Last week, Israel approved an expanded ground operation plan that includes plans to conquer and retain more areas of the Gaza Strip. The plan, named “Operation Gideon’s Chariots,” will go into effect if Hamas fails to make an agreement with Israel by the end of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East this upcoming week, <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-852712" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Jerusalem Post reported</a>.
Trump is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-visit-saudi-arabia-qatar-and-uae-in-first-middle-east-trip-this-term?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=10&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+To+Visit+Saudi+Arabia%2C+Qatar%2C+And+UAE+In+First+Middle+East+Trip+This+Term">set to visit</a> Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates from May 13 to 16, the second foreign trip of his second term.

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee announced on Friday that President Donald Trump is pressing forward with his plans to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Speaking at a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGhRQasB_co" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press conference</a> outside the embassy in Jerusalem, Huckabee said that private firms, not Israel, would be tasked with distributing the aid.
&#8220;President Trump has made very clear that one of the most urgent things that needs to happen is humanitarian aid into Gaza,” Huckabee said. “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israel-coordinates-us-counterstrike-houthis-following-airport-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Trump</a> wants food distributed in Gaza safely and efficiently.”
Israel will be involved in providing military security but will not be tasked with bringing the food into Gaza or distributing it, Huckabee said.
“Their role will remain on the perimeter as is necessary to make sure that those who are bringing the food in and distributing the food are kept safe and out of harm&#8217;s way in the midst of a war zone,” the ambassador said.
According to Huckabee, Israel is “supportive” of the plan.
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“The Israelis are supportive of this program, they want it to happen, but they are not operating it,” Huckabee said. “That&#8217;s important because there are some entities that would not want to participate if they thought it was an IDF operation.”
The announcement drew criticism from Israelis who say the move undermines Israel’s decision to halt humanitarian deliveries <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hamas-ignores-deadline-to-release-hostages-israel-cuts-off-electricity-to-gaza" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in March</a> in order to prevent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hamas-gunmen-target-palestinian-civilians-from-the-top-of-aid-trucks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hamas from stealing</a> and profiting from the goods, and to pressure the terror group to release the 59 remaining hostages.
“The next factor is that all of this be done in a way where Hamas cannot get its hands on it,” Huckabee said. “Nobody is interested in helping Hamas because Hamas has taken food that was intended to help very desperate citizens and stolen it from them, sold it on the black market, and then took the money to buy weaponry to murder more people.”
Huckabee added that the aid mission is not a condition of any possible ceasefire deals and that it “will not depend on anything other than our ability to get the food into Gaza.&#8221;
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Several partners will be included in the operation, including both governments and NGOs with several already agreeing to be involved. Huckabee declined to name the partners because their exact involvement is still being determined.
&#8220;There has been a good initial response,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There are nonprofit organizations that will be a part of the leadership.”
Huckabee said that the plan is a “logistical challenge” and will “not be perfect in the early days,” adding that more details will be revealed in days to come.
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The plan so far includes delivering food in a way that attempts to keep Hamas from taking control of it by creating distribution centers that could initially feed “perhaps over a million people” before being beefed up to feed the entire population.
On Sunday, Israel approved an expanded ground operation plan that includes plans to conquer and retain more areas of the Gaza Strip. The plan, named “Operation Gideon’s Chariots,” will go into effect if Hamas fails to make an agreement with Israel by the end of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East next week, <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-852712" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Jerusalem Post reported</a>.
Trump is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-visit-saudi-arabia-qatar-and-uae-in-first-middle-east-trip-this-term?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=10&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+To+Visit+Saudi+Arabia%2C+Qatar%2C+And+UAE+In+First+Middle+East+Trip+This+Term" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set to visit</a> Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates from May 13 to 16, the second foreign trip of his second term.

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British-Israeli Emily Damari, 28, was held hostage by Hamas terrorists for 15 months — and on Thursday, she laid into the Pulitzer Prize Board members for honoring a man who repeatedly sided with her captors in the aftermath of the horrific October 7th attacks.
Damari took to X to write her response to the news that writer Mosab Abu Toha — whose social media was rife with accusations referring to the Israeli hostages as &#8220;killers&#8221; and questioned forensic reports detailing the brutal murders of Ariel and Kfir Bibas — had been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his essays on Gaza.
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Dear Members of the <a href="https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PulitzerPrizes</a> board,
My name is Emily Damari. I was held hostage in Gaza for over 500 days.
On the morning of October 7, I was at home in my small studio apartment in Kibbutz Kfar Aza when Hamas terrorists burst in, shot me and dragged me across the border…
— Emily Damari (@EmilyDamari1) <a href="https://twitter.com/EmilyDamari1/status/1920367667115958319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Dear Members of the @PulitzerPrizes board, My name is Emily Damari,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;I was held hostage in Gaza for over 500 days. On the morning of October 7, I was at home in my small studio apartment in Kibbutz Kfar Aza when Hamas terrorists burst in, shot me and dragged me across the border into Gaza. I was one of 251 men, women, children, and elderly people kidnapped that day from their beds, their homes, and a music festival.&#8221;
&#8220;For almost 500 days I lived in terror. I was starved, abused, and treated like I was less than human. I watched friends suffer. I watched hope dim. And even now, after returning home, I carry that darkness with me — because my best friends, Gali and Ziv Berman are still being held in the Hamas terror tunnels,&#8221; she continued.
She then turned to address Toha and the prize he&#8217;d been awarded, adding, &#8220;So imagine my shock and pain when I saw that you awarded a Pulitzer Prize to Mosab Abu Toha. This is a man who, in January, questioned the very fact of my captivity. He posted about me on Facebook and asked, &#8216;How on earth is this girl called a hostage?&#8217; He has denied the murder of the Bibas family. He has questioned whether Agam Berger was truly a hostage.&#8221;
&#8220;These are not word games — they are outright denials of documented atrocities. You claim to honor journalism that upholds truth, democracy, and human dignity. And yet you have chosen to elevate a voice that denies truth, erases victims, and desecrates the memory of the murdered. Do you not see what this means? Mosab Abu Toha is not a courageous writer. He is the modern-day equivalent of a Holocaust denier. And by honoring him, you have joined him in the shadows of denial,&#8221; Damari concluded. &#8220;This is not a question of politics. This is a question of humanity. And today, you have failed it.&#8221;
Damari lost two fingers on her left hand when her kidnappers shot her as they dragged her out of her apartment in southern Israel, and for months in captivity the wound did not heal due to the conditions in which she was kept. She was also shot in the leg, and the only medical treatment she was given was an expired bottle of iodine.
She was released as part of a ceasefire deal in January of 2025, after which she underwent surgery to address her injuries.

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President Joe Biden&#8217;s floating pier — which was touted as a way to get humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza — resulted in the death of one American service member and injuries to 62 more, damaging $31 million worth of military equipment in the process.
A new <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/bidens-gaza-pier-injured-far-more-troops-than-previously-known-2025-05-07/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Pentagon Inspector General — which was published on Tuesday — revealed that far more service members had been injured than previously indicated. The report also noted the extent of the damage to military equipment despite the fact that the pier was not even operational for a full three weeks.
Biden announced his administration&#8217;s plan to build the pier during his 2024 State of the Union Address in March, and as was noted in a review published in August of 2024 by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of the Inspector General, he had ignored warnings from federal aid workers and pushed ahead with the $230 million project anyway.
Biden had <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/07/world-news/biden-gaza-pier-fiasco-left-62-us-forces-injured-one-dead-and-caused-31m-in-damages-report/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">promised</a> that the pier would allow for the delivery of enough food and supplies to sustain some 1.5 million Palestinian civilians for several months — but before the project was abandoned, less than one-third of that had been delivered.
&#8220;One of the biggest Biden embarrassments &#8211; the half baked Gaza Aid Pier. $230 million. 20 days in use. And now we find out it injured 60+ US soldiers. One soldier died! All to placate terrorists &amp; their sympathizers in the Democratic Party. Insane scandal,&#8221; CNN Republican commentator Scott Jennings said.
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One of the biggest Biden embarrassments &#8211; the half baked Gaza Aid Pier. $230 million. 20 days in use. And now we find out it injured 60+ US soldiers. One soldier died! All to placate terrorists &amp; their sympathizers in the Democratic Party. Insane scandal. <a href="https://twitter.com/Reuters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@reuters</a> 👇 <a href="https://t.co/nPlZnVmMmt">pic.twitter.com/nPlZnVmMmt</a>
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/1920128661295939985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This is outrageous,&#8221; Adam Milstein added. &#8220;Former President Biden spent $230 million in U.S. taxpayer dollars to build a Gaza pier to provide &#8216;aid&#8217; to Palestinians. Hamas attacked the pier with rockets and the media covered up the fact 60 US troops were injured.&#8221;
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This is outrageous. Former President Biden spent $230 million in U.S. taxpayer dollars to build a Gaza pier to provide “aid” to Palestinians. Hamas attacked the pier with rockets and the media covered up the fact 60 US troops were injured <a href="https://t.co/0mPT7POezl">pic.twitter.com/0mPT7POezl</a>
— Adam Milstein (@AdamMilstein) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamMilstein/status/1920143766200926552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;A soldier was killed and dozens injured in Biden’s failed pier mission, which is worse than previously known. The least anyone could do in the Defense Department is try to answer questions. But even then &#8230;&#8221; The Washington Post&#8217;s Alex Horton said.
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A soldier was killed and dozens injured in Biden’s failed pier mission, which is worse than previously known. The least anyone could do in the Defense Department is try to answer questions. But even then. <a href="https://t.co/hTtlsyX4Zv">https://t.co/hTtlsyX4Zv</a> <a href="https://t.co/uc6sAA1bKX">pic.twitter.com/uc6sAA1bKX</a>
— Alex Horton (@AlexHortonTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexHortonTX/status/1919904137837269187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Construction of the floating JLOTS pier in the Mediterranean is underway

Biden’s Gaza ‘Aid’ Pier Injured 62 Americans And Killed 1, A Crumbling Monument To Wasteful Spending

Biden's Gaza 'Aid' Pier Injured 62 Americans And Killed 1, A Crumbling Monument To Wasteful Spending

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President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that three more hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have died, bringing the total number of living hostages down to 21.
“They said only 24 are living and I now correct, I say 21 because as of today it’s 21,” Trump said to reporters at the White House. “Three have died. So this is a terrible situation.”
Fifty-nine hostages, both living and deceased, remain in Gaza, according to official numbers.
“We’re trying to get the hostages out, we’ve gotten a lot of them out. As the expression goes, there are 21 plus a lot of dead bodies,” the president added.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bruce-pearl-uses-final-four-spotlight-for-american-hostage-edan-alexander-nobody-knows-his-name?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Bruce+Pearl+Uses+Final+Four+Spotlight+For+American+Hostage+Edan+Alexander%3A+‘Nobody+Knows+His+Name’" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BRUCE PEARL USES FINAL FOUR SPOTLIGHT FOR AMERICAN HOSTAGE EDAN ALEXANDER: ‘NOBODY KNOWS HIS NAME’</a>
Trump did not clarify which hostages died, or if 21-year-old American citizen <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/father-of-american-held-by-hamas-adi-alexander-shares-sons-story-at-cpac" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Edan Alexander</a> is among them.
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NEW: Trump says that three more hostages held by terrorists in Gaza have died, bringing the total of living hostages down to 21 out of 59. <a href="https://t.co/cy13oI73dt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/cy13oI73dt</a>
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva/status/1919885109018181725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">May 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;These are young people, and young people don&#8217;t die,” Trump added. “Old people die, but young people don&#8217;t die under these conditions.&#8221;
The Israeli government has not yet confirmed Trump’s claim, though <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shocked-by-tariffs-on-israel-netanyahu-heads-to-white-house-to-negotiate-with-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu</a>’s wife Sara told reporters the number was less than 24, <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-reveals-that-number-of-living-hostages-has-dropped-from-24-to-21/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Times of Israel </a><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-reveals-that-number-of-living-hostages-has-dropped-from-24-to-21/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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Trump made the comment during the official swearing-in of Steve Witkoff as U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East. Witkoff has been tasked with negotiating a ceasefire and hostage deal between Hamas and Israel.
On Sunday, Israel’s Security Cabinet <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israel-greenlights-major-operation-conquer-occupy-gaza-strip?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Israel+Greenlights+Operation+To+Occupy+Gaza+Strip+If+Hamas+Doesn%E2%80%99t+Make+Deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved a plan</a> to invade and occupy the Gaza Strip in an expanded ground operation.
The plan, named “Operation Gideon’s Chariots,” will go into effect if Hamas fails to reach an agreement with Israel by the end of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East next week.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said military action would be intensified during the operation which he believes will help rescue the hostages.
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“We decided on intensified action in Gaza,” Netanyahu said. “That was the IDF chief of staff’s recommendation — to move, as he said, toward the defeat of Hamas. He believes this will also help us rescue the hostages. I agree with him.”
Tens of thousands of IDF reservists are expected to be called up to help with the operation, which is reportedly one of the largest since the war began in October 2023.

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Israel’s Security Cabinet on Sunday night approved a plan to invade and occupy the Gaza Strip in an expanded ground operation.
The plan, named “Operation Gideon’s Chariots,” will go into effect if Hamas fails to make an agreement with Israel by the end of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East next week,<a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-852712" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> The Jerusalem Post </a><a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-852712" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a><a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-852712" target="_blank" rel="noopener">.</a>
Trump is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-visit-saudi-arabia-qatar-and-uae-in-first-middle-east-trip-this-term?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=10&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+To+Visit+Saudi+Arabia%2C+Qatar%2C+And+UAE+In+First+Middle+East+Trip+This+Term" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set to visit</a> Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates from May 13 to 16, the second foreign trip of his second term.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the plan during a Q&amp;A video on his X account, where he said conquered land will be retained, with reserve forces being stationed in seized areas, <a href="https://www.jns.org/gideons-chariots-idf-will-hold-gaza-says-smotrich/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jewish News Syndicate reported</a>. Since the war began, the IDF has withdrawn from territory it previously seized, including large parts of northern Gaza.
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Netanyahu said military action would be intensified during the operation, and tens of thousands of IDF reservists are expected to be called up to help with the operation, according to IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir. The mobilization is reportedly one of the largest since the war began in October 2023.
“We decided on intensified action in Gaza,” Netanyahu said. “That was the IDF chief of staff’s recommendation — to move, as he said, toward the defeat of Hamas. He believes this will also help us rescue the hostages. I agree with him.”
<div id="attachment_834857" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-834857" class="size-large wp-image-834857" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/Netanyahu-1024x576.jpg" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a memorial ceremony for Israelis killed on the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024." width="1024" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/Netanyahu-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/Netanyahu-300x169.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/Netanyahu-768x432.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/Netanyahu-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/Netanyahu-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Netanyahu said the ground operation in Gaza will intensify following the Israeli government approving plans to seize the strip. GIL COHEN-MAGEN / POOL / AFP via Getty Images</div>
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/netanyahu-pledges-to-eliminate-israels-trade-deficit-with-u-s-in-hopes-of-avoiding-tariffs?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=25&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Netanyahu+Pledges+To+Eliminate+Israel’s+Trade+Deficit+With+U.S.+In+Hopes+Of+Avoiding+Tariffs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netanyahu</a> added that the Israeli government will not give up on its effort to rescue the 59 remaining hostages.
According to Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, the IDF will not withdraw from any conquered land—even in the case of making a deal.
“This is a dramatic decision: Once the operation begins, there will be no withdrawal from land we conquer — not for any deal,” Smotrich said at the B’Sheva Jerusalem Conference on Monday, JNS reported. “The only way to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israel-heats-up-ground-offensive-in-gaza-in-effort-to-pressure-hamas-to-return-hostages?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=30&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Israel+Heats+Up+Ground+Offensive+In+Gaza+In+Effort+To+Pressure+Hamas+To+Return+Hostages" target="_blank" rel="noopener">free the hostages</a> is to defeat Hamas. Any retreat would only invite the next Oct. 7.”
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Smotrich said Israelis should embrace the term “occupy” during this operation.
“We are finally going to occupy the Gaza Strip,” <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/smotrich-israel-should-embrace-gaza-occupation-idf-wont-leave-even-for-hostages/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he said</a>. “We will stop being afraid of the word ‘occupation.&#8217;”
He added that once Gaza is conquered and occupied, then sovereignty can be discussed
The plan includes relocating Gazans to other areas of the strip and distributing aid to civilians in areas that are free of Hamas.
Israel halted humanitarian aid shipments to Gaza in March, following accusations that the terror group was stealing and controlling the aid.
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Israeli Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar reportedly told Kan Reshet Bet radio that the goal is “complete control of the Gaza Strip.”
“This move does endanger the hostages — it doesn’t help them — but there is no other choice but to bring about a decisive outcome,” Zohar said. “Hamas may soon realize it has no choice but to return the captives and remove itself from Gaza.”
Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi called the plan’s approval a “brave first step toward total victory” in <a href="https://x.com/shlomo_karhi/status/1919279234901573998" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a post on X</a>.
“We must destroy Hamas,” Karhi wrote. “We must hold the territory — not raids, but continuous and deep control.”

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Israel Greenlights Operation To Occupy Gaza Strip If Hamas Doesn’t Make Deal

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A far-Left protester scolded New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) during a town hall event held Friday, accusing AOC of being a &#8220;liar&#8221; and a &#8220;war criminal.&#8221;
“I am a health care worker and I want to know what you’re doing about the genocide in Gaza!” the female protester yelled at Ocasio-Cortez. &#8220;I&#8217;m a nurse, shame on you!&#8221;
&#8220;Shame on you, you&#8217;re a liar. You&#8217;re a liar!&#8221; the protester continued to yell. &#8220;You&#8217;re a war criminal! War criminal!&#8221;
AOC has notably <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/24/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-israel-gaza-genocide-cnntv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> Israel of &#8220;genocide&#8221; following <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/one-year-later-the-7-lessons-of-october-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hamas&#8217; terror attacks</a> on Israeli civilians, and Israel&#8217;s subsequent actions against the terrorist group.
Some of AOC&#8217;s supporters loudly booed the protester or yelled, &#8220;Shame! Shame! Shame!&#8221; A few others, though, yelled that the protester should be able to speak.
For AOC&#8217;s part, the congresswoman said that she would be &#8220;happy&#8221; to respond to a question from the protester, and largely stayed quiet as numerous males escorted the far-Left woman out of the event.
WATCH:
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HAPPENING NOW: All hell breaks loose at AOC’s townhall. <a href="https://t.co/09g6yieTb0">pic.twitter.com/09g6yieTb0</a>
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During the same town hall event, Ocasio-Cortez challenged Trump administration Border Czar Tom Homan to refer her to the Department of Justice for &#8220;using her free speech rights&#8221; to advise illegal immigrants on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-admits-she-was-openly-advising-illegals-on-how-to-avoid-law-enforcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">how to avoid law enforcement</a>.
&#8220;Come get me,&#8221; AOC taunted Homan.
“I was informing all of my constituents of their constitutional protections and, in particular, their constitutional protections against illegal search and seizure in the United States,” the lawmaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-admits-she-was-openly-advising-illegals-on-how-to-avoid-law-enforcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> back in March during an interview with NPR.
Notably, AOC seemed to concede that she was giving advice to illegal aliens on how to continue violating America’s laws, when asked by NPR. “I was giving advice to all of my constituents, yeah,&#8221; Ocasio-Cortez responded.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AOC</a> is challenging <a href="https://twitter.com/RealTomHoman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealTomHoman</a> to “come get her” for helping illegals avoid deportations.
Be careful what you wish for, sweetie. <a href="https://t.co/3dtH730lRK">pic.twitter.com/3dtH730lRK</a>
— Spitfire (@DogRightGirl) <a href="https://twitter.com/DogRightGirl/status/1918470924262592808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
AOC has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-are-being-rude-aoc-struggles-when-confronted-at-town-hall-about-war">confronted</a> by protesters numerous times while holding town hall events.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-are-being-rude-aoc-struggles-when-confronted-at-town-hall-about-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘You Are Being Rude!’: AOC Struggles When Confronted At Town Hall About War</a>

‘Shame! Shame! Shame!’: All Hell Breaks Loose At AOC Town Hall

‘Shame! Shame Shame!’: All Hell Breaks Loose At AOC Town Hall

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A freelance journalist who reports frequently about Israel and Gaza on the BBC’s Arabic channel has issued monstrously murderous antisemitic posts on social media, including, “We shall burn you as Hitler did, but this time we won’t have a single one of you left.”
“Samer Elzaenen has appeared on BBC Arabic more than a dozen times since the conflict erupted following the October 7 Hamas attacks on southern Israel,” <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/26/well-burn-jews-like-hitler-did-says-bbcs-reporter-in-gaza/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Telegraph</a> reported. “The Palestinian journalist has also repeatedly described the Hamas terrorists who carried out the October 7 attacks as ‘resistance fighters,’ including those who targeted young music fans at the Nova festival.”
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A journalist prominently featured by BBC Arabic has openly called for Jews to be burned “as Hitler did.”
His name: Samer Elzaenen.
Here’s the horrifying reality the BBC doesn’t want to talk about…🧵 <a href="https://t.co/hbN9by8Bnj">pic.twitter.com/hbN9by8Bnj</a>
&mdash; Jonathan Sacerdoti (@jonsac) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonsac/status/1916134211247083777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
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After the February 2023 attack in which a Palestinian terrorist murdered two boys, aged eight and six, and a 20-year-old man, Elzaenen said the victims “will soon go to hell.”
In July 2022, Elzaenen, 33, posted on Facebook, “When things go awry for us, shoot the Jews, it fixes everything.”
In May 2011, Elzaenen wrote on Facebook, “My message to the Zionist Jews: We are going to take our land back, we love death for Allah’s sake the same way you love life. We shall burn you as Hitler did, but this time we won’t have a single one of you left.”
He has also used the hashtag stating: “#We Are All Hamas You Son of a Jewess” while calling the terrorists “heroes” and “martyrs,” The Telegraph noted, adding that Ahmed Qannan, another regular BBC Arabic freelance contributor, said after Palestinians murdered seven Israelis on Holocaust Memorial Day in January 2023, that those wounded in the attack would also die. He responded to a friend who railed, “We want to see some throats cut,” by saying, “Don’t give up on your ambition.”
The Telegraph has also reported that regular BBC Arabic contributor Ahmed Alagha was accused of calling Jews “devils.”
The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA) discovered the horrific social media posts. A CAMERA UK spokesman said: “The BBC misleadingly frames freelance journalists used by the Arabic service as mere ‘contributors’ so it won’t have to take responsibility for the hatred they regularly spew in social media. Providing live reporting from the Gaza Strip and other world locations, it is not their opinion that the BBC asks them to share with its audience but their eyewitness, based on their presence on the ground.”
In March 2024, BBC News CEO Deborah Turness was <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/19/bbc-news-verify-israel-gaza-palestine-anti-semitism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confronted</a> in Parliament about an article by former BBC television director Danny Cohen that targeted the BBC for the anti-Israel bias of journalists working for the BBC Verify brand. The article appeared in The Telegraph; Turness dismissed it as “positioned in a hostile media outlet.” She also stated that the BBC was “transparent in our account and in our journalism.”
In March, British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch urged “wholesale reform” of BBC Arabic, writing to Tim Davie, the BBC’s director-general, “BBC Arabic is intended to provide high-quality, trusted news for the ­hundreds of millions of people who speak Arabic. It should uphold the highest standards of public-service broadcasting. Instead, it seems that the World Service may be fomenting ­extremism and misleading audiences – while funded by the taxpayer and ­licence fees. This is simply unacceptable and must stop.”
In mid-March, the BBC once again displayed its inveterate hostility toward Israel, as a producer for the network contacted the Israeli Embassy in London and asked if it could supply &#8220;an Israeli military voice&#8221; who would &#8220;be critical of&#8221; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s military offensive against Hamas.
Orly Goldschmidt, the spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy, published the message requesting the anti-Netanyahu guest. It read:
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Hi, (redacted) this is (redacted) from Newshour on the World Service. Our presenter (redacted) would like to interview a (sic) an Israeli military voice (can be former) about the latest ground offensive in Gaza. We want someone who is going to be critical of Netanyahu and the ground offense (concern about remaining hostages, stretching the IDF capacity, destruction of Gaza or any other reason). Do you think you could help with this? Thank you. 
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The message ended with a praying hands emoji.
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🚨BBC BIAS (yet again)
Today my team received this remarkable message from a <a href="https://twitter.com/BBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BBC</a> producer at <a href="https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bbcworldservice</a>. 
They don’t want to interview someone knowledgeable, nor someone relevant, just someone who fits the predetermined narrative. 
There is nothing balanced or impartial… <a href="https://t.co/pm0loEeUFG">pic.twitter.com/pm0loEeUFG</a>
&mdash; Orly Goldschmidt 🎗️ (@Orlygoldschmidt) <a href="https://twitter.com/Orlygoldschmidt/status/1902668733899825646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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In August 2024, the BBC rejected a call for a formal investigation into its alleged antisemitic reporting from more than 200 staffers, most of whom were Jewish, that included contractors, suppliers, and contributors.
But BBC Chairman Samir Shah dismissed the call for a formal investigation, responding that the BBC was “successful” in creating an “inclusive working environment where people from all backgrounds feel welcome, safe and supported. &#8230; I am satisfied, however, that where we have made errors, the executive has acted appropriately and handled matters in accordance to the guidance as they apply to my colleagues. Following your correspondence, I have asked the executive to review the papers you sent and to see if there’s anything included that has not been previously considered.”
In November 2023, the BBC, which had presented an editorial slant against Israel for years, was forced to apologize for falsely accusing the Israel Defense Forces of committing war crimes in its attack on a Hamas command node at the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza.
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As Israel marks its 77th Independence Day and President Donald Trump completes his first 100 days in office, my heart is somewhere else entirely: in the darkness of Gaza, where my son Bar remains in captivity — frail, frightened, and forgotten by far too many.
Bar Kupershtein is 23 years old. He was abducted by Hamas terrorists at 9:15 a.m. on October 7, 2023, from the Nova Music Festival. Just three hours earlier, at 6:30 a.m., Bar called to check in on his grandmother as sirens sounded across Israel. He assured her that he was ok and would soon be returning home. He never made it. Instead of running, Bar stayed and helped others flee the area. He provided medical aid to the wounded, organized the evacuation of thousands, and — despite opportunities to run for his life — chose to remain behind to save lives. Survivors have testified to his heroism.
<div id="attachment_913445" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-913445" class="size-large wp-image-913445" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/MixCollage-29-Apr-2025-10-42-AM-2184-1024x576.jpg" alt="Credit: Kupershtein family. Bar Kupershtein." width="1024" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/MixCollage-29-Apr-2025-10-42-AM-2184-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/MixCollage-29-Apr-2025-10-42-AM-2184-300x169.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/MixCollage-29-Apr-2025-10-42-AM-2184-768x432.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/MixCollage-29-Apr-2025-10-42-AM-2184-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/MixCollage-29-Apr-2025-10-42-AM-2184-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Credit: Kupershtein family.</div>
That decision, one rooted in bravery and selflessness, led to his capture.
This is who Bar is: a caregiver, a leader, a young man of tremendous character.
I myself was seriously injured in 2019 while volunteering as a medic, on my way to resuscitate a 4-year-old girl. A terrible car accident left me disabled and struggling to speak. This is where Bar really stepped up. He moved in with his grandparents to make space for my caregiver and began working at the festival to help support our family, including his four siblings. He became the pillar of our family.
Now, that pillar is crumbling in an underground tunnel beneath Gaza.
In a recently released video by Hamas, used as psychological propaganda, Bar appears gaunt, drastically thinner, his eyes hollow, and his body weak. He did not speak, we did not hear his voice. He looks like a different person — one shaped not by time, but by torment.
Our entire family is struggling to maintain hope. I am learning to speak again so I can be Bar’s voice, calling out from the silence of the tunnels. My father, Bar’s grandfather, is a Holocaust survivor — he has suffered two strokes since Bar’s abduction. My mother is battling bowel cancer and undergoing chemotherapy. The pain has seeped into every corner of our home and yet nothing is as severe as painful as longing for Bar’s release.
<div id="attachment_913447" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-913447" class="size-large wp-image-913447" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/MixCollage-29-Apr-2025-09-44-AM-9910-1024x576.jpg" alt="Credit: Kupershtein family. Tal Kupershtein speaks at a rally on behalf of his son, Bar." width="1024" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/MixCollage-29-Apr-2025-09-44-AM-9910-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/MixCollage-29-Apr-2025-09-44-AM-9910-300x169.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/MixCollage-29-Apr-2025-09-44-AM-9910-768x432.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/MixCollage-29-Apr-2025-09-44-AM-9910-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/MixCollage-29-Apr-2025-09-44-AM-9910-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Credit: Kupershtein family.</div>
President Trump, your first 100 days have shown boldness and decisiveness on many fronts. You have demonstrated strength and urgency during this period. I implore you now to bring that same resolve to this urgent humanitarian crisis. The United States has long prided itself as a beacon of moral leadership. You have the power to rally the international community. You have the influence to pressure Hamas. You have the ability to make a deal happen. Please use it.
Now I ask you — beg you — to apply that same determination to the ongoing hostage crisis. Use your influence to rally international partners. Press every available lever. Show the world that America stands for life, for freedom, and for human dignity.
To the global community: do not let these hostages fade from view. Their suffering continues every day as negotiations stall and the world grows quieter. Bar and the 58 others held in Gaza are not just numbers — they are our children, our parents, our friends, and loved ones.
If your child were held underground in darkness, I’m sure you would not stop short of anything to bring them home. So I will never stop! The world must never stop until they all come home!
My son is still alive. But we are running out of time. Let these 100 days be remembered not just for politics, but for courage — for choosing life over fear, action over delay, hope over silence. And please help me hug my son again!
I promise, when Bar finally returns — when I see him again — I will summon every bone in my broken, wheelchair-bound body to rise. I will teach myself to walk again, if only to take one step closer to my son. To hold him. To remind him that he was never alone.
Bring my Bar home.
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Tal Kupershtein is the father of Bar Kupershtein who was kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova Music Festival on October 7, 2023.

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WASHINGTON — Missouri&#8217;s Republican senator Josh Hawley unleashed on Code Pink activists who confronted him in the halls of Congress on Thursday, videos first obtained by The Daily Wire show.
As the senator took a question from a reporter about TikTok, the head of Code Pink, Medea Benjamin, questioned Hawley, &#8220;How about weapons to Israel?&#8221; holding a phone up to his face to record his response. Hawley, aware of which group she was with, quickly responded: &#8220;Oh, you&#8217;re the China people! You are 100% funded by the Chinese Communist Party.&#8221;
Code Pink is a far-left anti-war group known for its antisemitism and ties to China. The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/world/europe/neville-roy-singham-china-propaganda.html">New York Times reported</a> in 2023 that the group is part of a &#8220;lavishly funded influence campaign&#8221; working closely with &#8220;the Chinese government media machine&#8221; to promote the CCP — it has, in turn, gone as far as defending the Chinese detention of Uyghur Muslims.
The group, which has aligned with Hamas since its October 7, 2023 terrorist attack against Israel, has <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2024/09/17/josh-hawley-fires-back-protesters-swarmed-him-after-hearing-code-pink-palestine-ccp/">repeatedly protested</a> against Hawley, who has defended the Trump administration in its efforts to deport anti-Israel protesters who promote Hamas on college campuses.
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NEW: Videos obtained by <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDailyWire</a> show <a href="https://twitter.com/HawleyMO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HawleyMO</a> unleashing on pro-CCP Code Pink activists protesting against Israel.
&quot;It is a moral travesty what you do,&quot; he tells Code Pink&#39;s Medea Benjamin. &quot;You have blood on your hands&#8230;you&#39;re awash in blood and dirty money.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/8BeeLBZkgb">pic.twitter.com/8BeeLBZkgb</a>
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&#8220;You&#8217;re deflecting from all the money you take from AIPAC! You&#8217;re a foreign agent!&#8221; the activist exclaimed on Thursday. &#8220;You&#8217;re a baby killer because you want to send more bombs to kill more children in Gaza.&#8221;
Hawley responded, interjecting between her responses: &#8220;You are anti-semite&#8230;.anti-Israel, pro-China, pro-CCP, it is disgusting. Your organization has defended the Uyghurs being violated, being persecuted, it is a moral travesty what you do.&#8221;
&#8220;Where is the blood on your hands?&#8221; he continued emphatically. &#8220;You have blood on your hands. You&#8217;re awash in blood and dirty money and I hope that you are accountable for that one day.&#8221;
She continued to follow him as he walked away, surrounded by reporters.
Another video obtained by The Daily Wire shows Benjamin pursuing Hawley, asking why he is sending taxpayer dollars to &#8220;bomb people in Gaza,&#8221; questioning, &#8220;Are you America first? Are you America first?&#8221;
At this point, another activist appears on the scene, this one dressed in a black and white keffiyeh, and she tells Hawley, &#8220;You&#8217;re a baby killer.&#8221;
&#8220;You&#8217;re a baby killer,&#8221; he responded. &#8220;The Uyghur babies? Their blood is on your hands. The blood of the Chinese is on your hands. And of course of the Jews.&#8221;
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The Code Pink activists followed Hawley, berating him for supporting Israel. 
Hawley was giving it right back.
&quot;You&#39;re just a Jew hater, right? You&#39;re along for the ride?&quot; 
&quot;You are rabidly anti-Israel. You are absolutely morally despicable. You are appalling.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/PRsRs17dDo">pic.twitter.com/PRsRs17dDo</a>
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The second, younger activist laughs as she films close to Hawley&#8217;s face and asks, &#8220;You&#8217;re a Christian Zionist right?&#8221;
&#8220;Oh no, no, don&#8217;t accuse ME of things,&#8221; he responded. &#8220;You&#8217;re a Jew hater. You would destroy the nation of Israel.&#8221;
&#8220;Sir, you&#8217;re a public official,&#8221; laughs the activist. &#8220;You&#8217;re a public official!&#8221;
&#8220;Which means what, I can&#8217;t speak truth to power?&#8221; he asked.
They continue to argue as the senator leans in and tells the activist: &#8220;You love China, you are taking their money, and you are rabidly anti-Israel. You are absolutely morally despicable and I look forward to one day, the moral come-uppance that you will deserve.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m a health care worker!&#8221; the activist pipes up. &#8220;I save lives!&#8221;
&#8220;You are appalling,&#8221; he responds. &#8220;You don&#8217;t save lives, you are killing Jews and loving it. You are despicable.&#8221;
&#8220;You are a war criminal, baby killer,&#8221; responds the younger activist, raising her voice emotionally as the senator departs. In the background, the elderly activist calls after him, &#8220;Baby killer, you have blood on your hands.&#8221;
During a Senate Help Committee last week on antisemitism on campuses, the senator grilled a Democrat witness on what is being done to protect students on college campuses for anti-semitism. Hawley strongly defended the decision to deport Ivy League anti-Israel ringleader Mahmoud Khalil, saying: “I want to say for the record, I’m glad [Mahmoud Khalil] is gone, and I hope he never comes back.&#8221;
Code Pink did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.

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