IT WILL NOT GET BETTER.
IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE!

We are accountable for what we tolerate. Good Night, and Good Luck. Thank you George Clooney (and Shakespeare).

Listen to Vicky Cohen, mother of Hostage Nimrod, following the release of former Hostage Edan Alexander, calling for ending the war and releasing all hostages #BringThemHomeNow

A left hand holds a square, perforated matzah pierced by a semicircular, tunnel‑shaped hole at its center, through which a cloudy sky is visible—symbolizing Passover’s celebration of liberation, the Hamas tunnels where Israeli hostages are held, and the open sky as a promise of freedom.

#BringThemHomeNow

#KibutzNirOz #7Oct2023 #BringThemHomeNow

Protesters who stood in front of Netanyahu’s luxurious hotel suite in Washington, D.C., pointed out that his reunion with wife and son took place while 79 hostages were still held by Hamas in Gaza. #BringThemHomeNow

Listen to Einav Zangauker whose son, hostage Matan is held by Hamas in Gaza, speaking outside the White House while President Trump is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu. #BringThemHomeNow

We welcome Keith Siegel, Ofer Kalderon, and Yarden Bibas who were released this morning ❤️ and look forward for the release of the remaining 79 hostages. #BringThemHomeNow

Now that Agam, Liri, Karina, Na’ama, and Daniella are back and together, we are so happy to retire this ragged banner while remembering the other hostages who are still there. #BringThemHomeNow

We welcome Danielle, Naama, Karina, and Liri back home, and are anxious to see Agam joining them next week. We keep in mind all the remaining hostages and look forward for their return. #BringThemHomeNow

Shabbat Shalom from the parents of Freed Hostage Doron Steinbrecher 🕊️

Shabbat Shalom from Freed Hostage Romi Gonen and her family 🕊️

#BringThemHomeNow

#BringThemHomeNow

Part 2. Watch Shira and Eli Albag, parents of hostage Liri, urging Netanyahu to sign a deal to release all the hostages. #BringThemHomeNow

Part 1. Watch Shira and Eli Albag, parents of hostage Liri, urging Netanyahu to sign a deal to release all the hostages. #BringThemHomeNow

Liri is alive and must return alive! This depends only on you! You must not miss this current opportunity to bring them back.​​​​ #BringThemHomeNow

She is just dozens of kilometers away from us, yet for 456 days we have been unable to bring her home. We appeal to the Prime Minister, world leaders, and all decision makers: It's time to make decisions as if your own children were there!

Family of hostage Liri Albag: Today's video has torn our hearts to pieces. This is not the daughter and sister we know. She is not well - her severe psychological distress is evident.
We watched our heroic Liri surviving and pleading for her life.

Hope? (Burnt Marble; 5”x5”x10”)
A reflection on grief over a death that may or may not have happened. On one side, a grieving woman cradles emptiness: Possible death without a body. On the other, an underground tunnel-shaped memorial candle box radiating gentle light of hope amidst darkness. #Art

Third candle of Hanukkah

Happy Holidays!

Gershon Baskin, Dec 24, 2024

Even if negotiations between Israel and Hamas are on the path to success, conducting them through intermediaries—Qataris and Egyptians—requiring constant travel to Doha and Cairo complicates matters. This makes reaching an agreement harder, even with a desire to do so.

Opinion | Trump and Biden, Make the Hostages Your Priority I was held captive in Gaza. Healing will only happen when all the captives have been brought home.

🚨"Twenty-nine members of kibbutz Nir Oz are still in Gaza. I will continue to fight for them, in memory of my father, Avraham, and my brother Roee. To those still in captivity I say: We will not rest until you are free. The hostages cannot wait a minute longer."

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/o...

כשרוצים שמו״מ יצליח מדברים בפומבי על המוסכם, ומנסים להתגבר על הפערים בפרטי, וכשרוצים לטרפד את המו״מ, מדברים על הפערים בפומבי. האם ממשלת ישראל מתכוונת לסיים סופסוף את המו״מ ולהחזיר את החטופים הביתה?
#BringThemHomeNow

Washington DC, today; it was chilly, but it is colder for the hostages. #BringThemHomeNow

אִגֶּרֶת בִּיטָן הַשָּׁלִיחַ אֶל-הַשְּׂמֹאלָנִים 8:33-36

הַנִּצָּחוֹן הוּא שֶׁלָּנוּ עַל-יְדֵי בִּיבִּי, אֲשֶׁר אָהַב אוֹתָנוּ כָּל-כָּךְ עַד שֶׁהִקְרִיב אֶת עַצְמוֹ בַּעֲדֵנוּ. אֲנִי מְשֻׁכְנָע שֶׁלֹּא הַמָּוֶת וְלֹא הַחַיִּים, אַף לֹא מַלְאָכִים וְשֵׁדִים, לֹא בַּהוֹוֶה וְלֹא בֶּעָתִיד וְלֹא שׁוּם כּוֹחוֹת, לֹא מָקוֹם הִמׇצְאֵנוּ – בַּמְּרוֹמִים אוֹ בְּמַעֲמַקֵּי הַיָּם – דָּבָר לֹא יוּכַל לְהַפְרִיד אוֹתָנוּ מֵאַהֲבַת הָאֱלֹהִים, שֶׁנִּגְלְתָה לָנוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר בִּיבִּי אֲדוֹנֵנוּ הִקְרִיב אֶת עַצְמוֹ לְמַעֲנֵנוּ.

מִי יָעֵז לְהַאֲשִׁים אֶת הַבִּיבִּיסְטִים? הֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים עַצְמוֹ הִכְרִיז שֶׁאָנוּ חַפִּים מִפֶּשַׁע וְצַדִּיקִים בְּעֵינָיו. מִי, אִם כֵּן, יַרְשִׁיעַ אוֹתָנוּ? אַף אֶחָד - הֲרֵי בִּיבִּי קִבֵּל כְּתַב אִשּׁוּם לְמַעֲנֵנוּ, וְעַתָּה הוּא יוֹשֵׁב לִפְנֵי הַשּׁוֹפְטִים וְנֶאֱשָׁם בַּעֲדֵנוּ לִפְנֵיהֶם. מָה מְסֻגָּל לְהַרְחִיק אוֹתָנוּ מֵאַהֲבַת בִּיבִּי, הַאִם צָרוֹת? קְשָׁיִים? רְדִיפוֹת? רָעָב? סַכָּנוֹת? מִלְחָמוֹת? לֹא וָלֹא!

🚨 Gerson Baskin Dec 7, 2024
"I support the return of every hostage, but anyone who promotes a partial deal and fails to bring everyone back within a short time frame prioritizes political survival over the value of solidarity."
@gershonbaskin.bsky.social
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שִׁמּוּשׁ מַפְלֶה בְּעֵרֶךְ הַשִּׁוְיוֹן (אוֹקְסִימוֹרוֹן; פּוֹלִיטִיקָה עַכְשָׁוִית) 1. הִתְעַקְּשׁוּת עַל נְקִיטַת עֶמְדָּה שָׁוָה כְּלַפֵּי אֶזְרָח רָם-מַעֲלָה וּכְלַפֵּי אֶזְרָח פָּשׁוּט כְּאִלּוּ הֵם שָׁוִים בִּפְנֵי הַחֹק. דֻּגְמָת שִׁמּוּשׁ: ״מִטַּעֲמוֹ שֶׁל רֹאשׁ הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה נִמְסַר, …, כִּי הִתְנַהֲלוּתָהּ שֶׁל הַמַּאֲשִׁימָה מְלַמֶּדֶת שֶׁהִיא עוֹשָׂה שִׁמּוּשׁ בְּעֵרֶךְ הַשִּׁוְיוֹן כְּדֵי לְהַפְלוֹת לְרָעָה אֶת רֹאשׁ הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה בְּמַטָּרָה לִפְגֹּעַ בַּהֲגַנָּתוֹ בִּפְגִיעָה קָשָׁה."