NEW: Hamas Releases New Hostage Video of Israeli-American

Jerusalem Post 10:40 AM | April 24, 2024

Hamas published a propaganda video showing Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin on Wednesday on their Telegram channel. ...

Hamas has periodically published videos of hostages in an attempt to increase pressure on the Israeli government to agree to its terms and as a form of psychological warfare. In the past, hostages have been forced to read from scripts prepared by the terrorist organization.

Advertisement
In the video, Goldberg-Polin notes that he was hanging out with friends at the Nova Music Festival when Hamas attacked the festival and kidnapped him and his friends, countering claims that Hamas leaders have made in the past that they did not target civilians.

Ed Morrissey

This is a ploy to get the Biden administration to force Israel to stand down in Rafah. I'll have a lot more on that in a later post. Israel is well beyond that now, and perhaps so is the US, after Hamas has made clear that it will not negotiate for anything except an Israeli withdrawal and the emptying of its prisons. 

Read More From Jerusalem Post

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Trending on HotAir Videos

Advertisement
Trending
Advertisement
Advertisement