Yocheved Lifshitz, one of two hostages recently freed by Hamas, has described her ordeal after being kidnapped by the Palestinian militant group in the brazen October 7 attack, saying she “went through hell.”

With her daughter kneeling by the side of her wheelchair, the frail 85-year-old grandmother on Tuesday recalled the moment she was abducted by gunmen on motorbikes after militants broke into her home in the kibbutz Nir Oz.

“It was difficult but we will get through this,” Lifshitz told reporters at a news conference at the Tel Aviv hospital where she has been recovering since being freed.

  • BraveSirZaphod
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    21 year ago

    I’d agree that the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank is a much more legitimate party that generally has made efforts to negotiate in good faith, and that Israel’s actions there are largely indefensible.

    I don’t think it can really be denied that Hamas has no real interest in peace though (nor does Netanyahu, for that matter).

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      I don’t think it can really be denied that Hamas has no real interest in peace though

      I mean the ceasefires and united government project seem like good faith efforts towards peace to me. They also changed their charter to only demand a return to 1967 borders, so while it’s weird it seems they’ve decided to settle for a two-state solution rather than killing all Jews. At least that’s what their actions say, and especially when it comes to politicians actions speak louder than words.

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        01 year ago

        At least that’s what their actions say

        Yeah, so long as you just completely ignore their actions from two and half weeks ago. Disregarding the murder of a thousand Israeli civilians, they’re not trying to kill Israeli.

        If you’re just going to ignore reality, I can find a better use of my time.

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          I mean, they’re a violent resistance group, but it seems they’ve tried to end the violence before. That doesn’t strike me as “having no interest in peace”, is what I’m saying. Committing terror and wanting peace aren’t mutually exclusive. Hell, the ANC also did it (though not at the same scale as Hamas).