Some of the most measured voices I’m hearing on here, the ones who seem most serious about ending this agony, seem to come from Israelis whose loved ones have just been murdered or abducted by Hamas.
Some examples… 🧵 ⬇️
In their pain, these people have summoned a serious, humane response that contrasts so sharply with the dogmatic, righteous, cocksure punditry that has dominated Twitter and degraded much of the political commentary
Noi Katzman whose Brother Chaim was murdered by Hamas
“The most important thing for me and also for my brother, is that his death will not be used as a justification for killing innocent people”
Yaakov, whose daughter was taken hostage: “we are two nations from one father…let’s make peace, real peace”
Yonaton, whose mother, Vivian, was attacked by Hamas in Beeri and has not been heard from since:
“You cannot cure dead babies with more dead babies. We need peace.”
And this remarkable young woman, just 19, who survived the massacre at Kibbutz Be’eri
“I know what I want. I want a just peace…We cannot go on like this. We cannot.”
Translation by @lisang in next tweet
@lisang .@lisang has translated her full statement on Facebook here
Some excerpts… m.facebook.com/story.php/?id=…
@lisang Neta Heiman, whose 84 yr-old mum, Ditza, was abducted by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz:
“My mother and her friends in the kibbutz were people of peace…in her name, too, I plead: do not destroy Gaza.
“That will only bring an even more ferocious round of violence the next time”
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