Released hostage, 13, and loved ones mark 100 days of captivity at Times Square rally: ‘This is unacceptable’
NY Post
A 13-year-old Israeli girl who survived more than a month of Hamas captivity made an emotional appearance in Times Square Saturday, calling for the remaining hostages to be freed.
“I came here today to bring them back home, to let the world know that they have to come home. I know how hard it is there,” Hila Rotem Shoshani said softly in Yiddish to the crowd around Father Duffy Square.
Sunday marks the 100th day of captivity for an estimated 132 victims still being held by Hamas.
A crowd of about 40 people – some holding Israeli flags – watched as Hila and relatives of other hostages gathered around an hourglass that was made in Israel to resemble the model in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square.
The hourglass – which is turned every two hours – was made by a program of troubled youth “to help and support the hostages’ families in their struggle to bring their loved ones back home,” organizer Shany Granot-Lubaton announced.
One of the speakers with Gili Roman, the older brother of Yarden Roman Gat, who was held by Hamas for 54 days.
