Israelis needed to mark, not celebrate, Independence Day this year, according to Maya Bentwich, who has led over 100 high-level delegations to Israel’s Gaza border communities in the immediate aftermath of the October 7 massacre.
“I think we need to be aware of the terminology,” Bentwich said. “I don’t think we can mark freedom when we have 59 hostages held in Hamas captivity.”
She said the transition from Memorial Day to Independence Day was about “resilience and strength and the need to build a better future, so that we will be able to celebrate.”
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HONORING THE FALLEN
(קרדיט: ILTV)
