(Washington Post) Jennifer Rubin - I've talked to family members whose loved ones were kidnapped by Hamas a month ago and taken to the recesses of Gaza. I've been astounded by their graciousness, selflessness and willingness to tell and retell the most painful moment of their lives so the rest of us won't forget them. The hostages are not merely "Israelis." They are babies and grandmothers, men and women, foreigners and Israeli-born. An entire network of people is attached to each and every one, spending every waking moment in agony. Not a single family member called to kill Palestinians or destroy Gaza. They simply want their loved ones back. And, to a person, they insist all hostages should be released. They deplore the notion that one but not another should be spared. The contrast between these people, deeply and perhaps permanently scarred, and Hamas apologists, who hurl vicious insults at vigil attendees and shred "kidnapped" posters, could not be more glaring. Talk to the hostage families, and you'll see politicians demanding an immediate cease-fire in a different light. I cannot imagine anything more morally obtuse than demanding a cease-fire before Hamas is permanently disabled so as to prevent a repeat of the Oct. 7 horror.
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