Released Gaza captive declines Netanyahu ‘PR’ meeting
Margalit Moses, a 77-year-old Israeli who was freed from captivity in Gaza in November, has declined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s invitation to meet him today, saying she believes it would be a publicity stunt.
“Thank you for the invitation, but I will not take part in the meeting for photography and public relations purposes while my friends are languishing in the Hamas tunnels in Gaza,” she wrote in a public statement.
“In light of the reports of another [hostage-ceasefire] deal being thwarted on your part to release the abductees, I see no reason to come to a meeting with someone who proves by his actions that releasing the hostages is not top of mind and abandons them to their deaths,” she added.
Moses was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz along with her ex-husband Gadi Moshe Moses during the Hamas-led assault on southern Israel on October 7. Gadi remains in captivity in Gaza.
Pro-Palestine protester says won’t vote for Kamala Harris if election held today
One protester and “uncommitted” voter at the protest in Chicago, Sidney Larier, says he is disillusioned with the Democratic Party’s stance on Israel’s war on Gaza, adding that he would not vote for Vice President Kamala Harris if the election were held today.
“I want to be clear, though I am persuadable. I do recognise the reality of two-party politics in America, and I do want to defeat Donald Trump. I clearly see what that threat represents,” Larier, who is from Pennsylvania, told Al Jazeera.
“But again, I cannot prioritise the needs of myself when I see what is being carried out in our name, with our tax dollars.” Larier said Harris should publicly endorse a ceasefire, and especially an arms embargo on Israel.
“If they won’t see the moral argument, at least see the electoral argument – that they can and will win this election in a landslide if they’re able to pull off a ceasefire. If they cannot, I’m very sceptical of what they might be able to accomplish in November.”
Group behind Emmys defends nomination of Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has defended its nomination of AJ+ contributor Bisan Owda for an Emmy after a pro-Israeli nonprofit asked them to rescind it.
Owda received the nomination for the documentary, It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive.
