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By Vered Weiss, World Israel News
Hamas has released a propaganda video showing Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin alive and speaking to the camera.
Since October 7th, Hamas has sent out a number of these videos, which many media outlets do not have access to or do not wish to publish to avoid participating in Hamas’s strategy of psychological warfare.
In the video, he sends love to his family and criticizes the Israeli government and unloads on Netanyahu for the fact he is still in Gaza.
Below is the uncensored video, TJV NEWS decided to publish.
It should be kept in mind that released hostages have reported that they were coached into saying certain things under duress.
UPDATE:
A response video features Hersh’s parents, Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin saying, “Seeing the video of Hersh today is overwhelming. We are relieved to see him alive but we are also concerned about his health and wellbeing as well as that of all the other hostages and all of those suffering in this region.”
They added, “We are here today with a plea to all of the leaders of the parties who have been negotiating to date. This includes Qatar, Egypt, the United States, Hamas and Israel: be brave, lean in, seize this moment and get a deal done to reunite all of us with our loved ones and end the suffering in this region.”
They concluded, “Hersh, we heard your voice today for the first time in 201 days and if you can hear us, we are telling you, we love you, stay strong, survive.”
Hersh Gold0berg-Polin’s mother, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, was included in this year’s Time magazine annual list of the “100 most influential people” for her global campaigning efforts to secure the release of her son and all the hostages in Gaza.
Pleading for her son’s return, Rachel Goldberg-Polin has met with world leaders including US President Joe Biden, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Pope Francis.
Goldberg-Polin’s family also launched a social media campaign called “Bring Hersh Home.“
Time described Goldberg-Polin on Wednesday as “one of the most visible advocates for the hostages and their families” when the magazine unveiled her inclusion in its annual list.
“Hope is mandatory,” she said in a recent interview. “I believe it, and I have to believe it, that he will come back to us.”
