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'I don't believe in peace now,' released Gaza hostage tells BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2eem7e7v30o

"...Ms Sagi lived for decades in the Nir Oz kibbutz near the Israel-Gaza border, trying to help reconciliation efforts by teaching Israelis Arabic to speak to their neighbours...

Ms Sagi describes how, when she was first taken into Gaza, she and some other hostages were hidden in a family home with children, but the following day taken to an apartment in the southern city of Khan Younis because it was "dangerous".

The apartment owner, Ms Sagi said, told them his wife and children had been sent to stay with his in-laws. The man, she added, was a nurse.

She said students were being paid to watch over them. "I heard them say... 70 shekels [£14.82; $18.83] for a day," she said.

"It's a lot of money in Gaza because they have no work. And if you have work not with Hamas, it's no more than 20 shekels for a day," she said..."

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Munk Debate on Anti-Zionism

https://munkdebates.com/debates/munk-debate-on-anti-zionism/

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They booed Oxfam. Nice bunch, those Zionists.

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Just can't deal with real facts and terms, can you?

The insolent nihilist in you will always win out.

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They booed the UN and related agencies, for good reason:

More evidence emerges of UNRWA support for Hamas

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/more-evidence-emerges-of-unrwa-support-for-hamas

The report on UNRWA’s neutrality ignores the Hamas elephant in the room

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-report-on-unrwas-neutrality-ignores-the-hamas-elephant-in-the-room/

Vetting of UN agency staff for pro-Hamas bias needs improving, report finds

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/22/vetting-unrwa-staff-pro-hamas-bias-palestine-israel/

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