Diplomacy, Not War: Daughter of Released Hostage Urges Israel to Reach Deal to Free More Captives
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#6H33B)
As relatives of hostages held in Gaza urge Israeli lawmakers to use diplomacy, not war, to free their loved ones, we speak to an Israeli peace activist whose 84-year-old mother was released by Hamas in late November as part of an Israel-Hamas hostage swap during the weeklong pause in fighting. We are demanding to release all the hostages," says Neta Heiman Mina, a member of Women Wage Peace. She says Israeli leaders must put a deal on the table" even if it comes with a painful price" that includes freeing more Palestinian prisoners, including some accused of violence. We must bring them home now. There is no time."