October 7 hasn’t ended. One 12 months later, 101 hostages are nonetheless being held in Gaza

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Whereas visiting her boyfriend’s household for the non secular vacation of Simchat Torah, a younger Israeli lady, Sapir Cohen, was taken hostage on October 7, 2023. She spent 55 days in captivity in Gaza earlier than she was launched in a take care of the Hamas terrorists who took her and a whole lot of different Israelis captive. Cohen’s boyfriend, Sasha Troufanov, has been held captive with 100 others for precisely one 12 months, right this moment. 

Cohen visited my youngsters’s in a single day sleepaway program this summer time, telling campers concerning the plight of these nonetheless left behind in Gaza whereas sharing her personal expertise. 

She shared, “Down there [in the tunnels] there isn’t any gentle. Typically a terrorist would use a flashlight, however even then, I couldn’t see something. There’s additionally no air.” She went on to elucidate the dearth of oxygen, the prevalence of humidity and mildew, and the dearth of meals. She skilled this for lower than two months; Sasha and 100 others have for twelve months. 

She goes wherever she will to share her story in an effort to increase consciousness concerning the hostages who’ve spent a 12 months of their lives losing away within the tunnels of Gaza, as a result of she is aware of the world has misplaced curiosity. There aren’t any yellow ribbons lining the timber of America’s small cities in honor of the 4 Individuals nonetheless being held hostage; nor have been there giant memorials for Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a younger American boy who was taken hostage and executed within the tunnels in Gaza one month in the past.

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Even Troufanov’s personal employer has forsaken him. Regardless of working as an engineer on a pivotal challenge for Amazon, the Seattle-based firm has been silent about his plight. 

Amazon isn’t alone of their disinterest of their imprisoned Jewish workers. One 12 months in the past, PepsiCo’s subsidiary, SodaStream, had one among its workers, Man Gilboa-Dalal taken captive as effectively, and Pepsi have maintained their silence. Pepsi has had no points talking up and ponying up on different social points, but, in relation to their very own staffer kidnapped from a music pageant, they’ll’t be bothered to advocate for his fast and unconditional launch. 

On the anniversary of October seventh, hostage Emily Damari’s mom Mandy spoke out about her daughter, violently taken from a Kibbutz on the Gaza border, Kfar Aza. 

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In her British accent, Mandy pleaded, “I want to really feel that the British public have been behind her, and the British authorities have been behind her, they usually have been saying there’s a British hostage held captive within the terror tunnels by Hamas in Gaza. I would like them to know she’s there, and to advocate for her launch, unconditionally and instantly. She’s a younger lady, and who is aware of what’s taking place to her. If there’s a option to put her on social media, and see her on the market. Remind people who she’s there, [and] be sure that she’s not forgotten.” 

The worst fears of their households and family members have been realized; Sasha, Man and Emily have been forgotten. Put merely and bluntly: Hostages and their households really feel alone and forsaken as a result of they’ve been. Their employers have deserted them, and their governments have, too. The world group and organizations, tasked with advocating for essentially the most susceptible amongst us, have clearly indicated that Jews don’t depend of their hierarchy of victims. 

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Not solely are the victims of October seventh forgotten, they’ve been remodeled into oppressors by evil people and organizations who’ve determined that Jewish lives merely don’t matter. 

Amnesty Worldwide UK, within the days main as much as the anniversary, justified the bloodbath and reminded their followers “Don’t let anybody inform you that this all began on the seventh of October 2023.” 

In response to Amnesty, pro-Israel influencer Hen Mazzig requested, “So when did it begin? In 2002, through the Second Intifada, after I was virtually killed in a terror assault? Or in 1951, when my household was expelled from Tunisia for being Jewish? Or in 1941, through the Farhud, when my members of the family have been killed and expelled from Iraq? Or the Hebron bloodbath in 1929? When did it begin? When did the world grow to be so apathetic as to disclaim Jews the suitable to mourn our lifeless and submit movies like this on the day we commemorate the worst bloodbath of Jews for the reason that Holocaust? And October seventh hasn’t ended for us, as a result of 101 hostages are nonetheless being held in Gaza for 12 months.” 

A 12 months on, hundreds of thousands of Jews, each American and Israelis alike, are all nonetheless trapped in October seventh, however the 12 months remains to be 2023, not 2024. Life has moved on as we’ve got scrambled to attempt to beg for sympathy, relevancy and a focus whereas the world marks holidays like Christmas and Hanukkah, Easter and Passover, all of the whereas we wrestle to remind the world that we’re nonetheless trapped in October. And right here we’re, again in October. 

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In her well-known e-book, “Anne of Inexperienced Gables,” L. M. Montgomery wrote, “I am so glad I stay in a world the place there are Octobers.” 

For Jews, our world has been nothing however Octobers for the final twelve months. Discovering ourselves again in October is a painful reminder that our hearts, all 101 of them, nonetheless lay captive in Gaza. It received’t cease being October seventh till they’re all house. 

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