
Na stronie od 2025-04-02
23/01/2025 r.
Israelis’ joy seeing hostages freed is tempered by a deep bitterness — and rage
For a moment at least, as the first hostages were released, Israelis once again acted like a united people. Catching a televised glimpse on Sunday as the three young women were transferred to Red Cross officials while surrounded by hundreds of terrorists, a whole nation seemed to weep with relief.
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But there the emotional unanimity ended. The hostages — Emily Damari, Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher — returned to a bitter and divided nation. Many Israelis blame Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for repeatedly sabotaging a hostage deal, yielding to pressure from his far-right coalition partners who opposed a cease-fire. The same deal now being implemented, several coalition members confirmed, could have been reached months ago and saved the lives of hostages who have died or been murdered in captivity. This time, pressure from Donald Trump as he prepared to take office apparently persuaded Netanyahu to relent.