The mother of a British hostage in Gaza has spoken publicly for the first time berating the feminists who were silent about the plight of the abducted women saying, "The next time it could be your daughter". Emily Damari, 27, is thought to be the only British hostage still alive in Gaza and has been hidden in Gaza for more than 225 days. Her mother Mandy, who is originally from Bristol but moved to Israel and the border kibbutz Kfar Aza 30 years ago, was speaking at the launch of a new coalition organised by Elnetabout gender based violence at the Knesset.
Until now she has only appeared in public briefly because of fears that publicising Emily"s story will mean she is treated worse by Hamas. "Emily, my strong, smart and charismatic daughter whose smiling humour lights up any room she enters was shot and taken by force from her apartment on Kfar Aza by Hamas terrorists on October 7," she told a room of international politicians and activists. "In November I learned that Emily had been seen alive by hostages who came home.
"I’ve been deliberating whether to speak here or not because as much as I support the subject of this conference, I am not a politician or a diplomat or an expert on the subject; I am only a mother. "So far I have no proof of any sexual abuse t and I'm also superstitiously frightened that by talking about the subject it might actually become a reality for her. But I think I must speak out now for her and the other women because just the thought of what is .
