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They exchanged text messages and emojis. Brief status updates with words of encouragement. A picture of the beloved family dog "Tutsi."

Until no more messages came.

And then, Cindy Flash, an American, and her Israeli husband Igal vanished into the violence, presumed kidnapped by Hamas.

Four days after Hamas attacked Israel, more than 100 Israelis and potentially dozens of foreign nationals are thought to be held captive in the Gaza Strip. At least 14 U.S. citizens have been killed and an unknown number are still unaccounted for.

Flash, 67, originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, is one of them. She lives in Kfar Aza, a kibbutz in southern Israel near Gaza, where some of the most harrowing and grisly stories have been emerging during the last few days.

"They are breaking down the safe room door," Flash said in one of her final messages to her daughter Keren, 34. "We need someone to come by the house right now." She had been communicating with her parents from a few houses away.

Keren described her mother, who worked as an administrator in a local college, as someone who had the "sweetest biggest heart," who everyone knew and loved, and who had spent a lifetime advocating for the rights of Palestinians, including those who live in Gaza where she may now be held.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Palestinians knew who they were when they elected them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

20 years ago. Around half of today's population didn't vote and of the ones that did many didn't vote for hamas. Find a new way to blame innocent people, this one doesn't work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Half of the population is below 19 years old. So they weren't even born when Hamas was elected.

The average age of Palestinians is 19. The average age of Israelis is 30. That tells you one thing, that you don't live a long life if your Palestinian.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yet Israel government=all Israelis is fine to you

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The article clearly states "advocate for Palestinians, then Hamas came for her" like it's some "voting for the face eating leopards" situation. It's a valid distinction. Also, no, the Israeli army isn't all Israelis.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's hard to see the difference between Palestinians and Hamas when they had a pro Palestine rally in my city and their signs were peppered with "death to all Jews" and pictures of Jewish caricatures being hanged.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You must be pretty stupid if you struggle to see the difference between hamas and normal palestinians

Do you think piss is apple juice, because theyre both a liquid and they could be the same color sometimes if you squint?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

Please calm down if you can. Don’t let the miseducated get you emotional. They are victims of disinformation and propaganda, and it takes time to work through it. 👍