(Washington Post) Maayan Zin - On Oct. 7, my daughters, Dafna, 15, and Ela, 8, were kidnapped by Hamas. Noam, their father, was likely killed in front of their eyes. I spend every day switching between hope and dread. Our entire country has mobilized to rescue Dafna and Ela, foreign leaders know their names and are trying to secure their freedom, and thousands of miles away from here, strangers hold vigils and put up posters showing their faces. At the same time, I can see that the ideology of hatred that drove Hamas to kidnap my daughters continues to grow stronger around the world. The soldiers fighting their way to Dafna and Ela face people who would rather die than let my girls go free. Thousands of miles away, strangers scream for more violence, another intifada, another war to push us into the sea.
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