The short video clip shows Mia Schem lying on a bed, her right arm being bandaged by someone out of the frame. A long, fresh scar is clearly visible.
Schem, a 21-year-old French-Israeli woman, is being held hostage by the militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The video released by Hamas on Monday is the first footage of any of the dozens of people held in the enclave.
Speaking into the camera, Schem, who looks pale, but is sitting up straight with her head held high, says she was injured and taken to Gaza, then pleads to be returned to her family.
As she speaks, loud rumbling can be heard in the background.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday in Tel Aviv, Schem’s mother urged the government and world leaders to bring her daughter back home.
Not defending Hanas but just curious, if you were living in Gaza under seige and oppression, what would an ideal government be like from your prespective?
I personally cant rhink of any.
You’re putting yourself in other peoples’ shoes. That’s not how we judge people. Might I suggest entitlement or privilege to curb this behavior in the future?
Well, you’ve got a direct parallel with Fatah and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank who don’t openly plot to murder civilians, so at the very least, I’d probably prefer them.
and how is that working out from them? Israel keeps taking more from their land to build illegal settlements for Israelis.
I would say not a group based on some religious nonsense. I get all this us versus them mindset, but I personally would never follow or vote for a group that wants to eradicate people because of what god they believe in. I just can’t understand this mentality and never will. This is one of the reasons I exited the church…
People tend to resort to religion when they are in dark place. Countries with high poverty levels would tend to be very religious. Its just a coping mechanism with poverty, injustice and hopelessness.
Had you been born in these conditions, you also would’ve been very very religious (or committed suicide otherwise). But also what if Gaza was not religious? They are still at mercy of Israel/Egypt. They can’t export anything without these countries approval. They travel without their approvals, they can’t invite experts to come without their approval. Its hopeless eitherway
Stop making sense. It goes against what I was told to believe.