This Passover has a 'bitter taste,' says Los Angeles-based activist as Hamas hostage crisis continues

This year, pinch dozens of hostages remaining successful captivity successful Gaza, nan Jewish vacation of Passover has an particularly poignant meaning, activistic and character Noa Tishby told Fox News Digital.

Tishby is simply a New York Times bestselling writer arsenic good and Israel's erstwhile Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and Delegitimization. She is based successful Los Angeles. 

Passover, said Tishby, is "the vacation of Jewish national liberation." 

This year, it originates connected nan evening of Monday, April 22. 

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As elaborate successful nan Book of Exodus, "more than 3,000 years ago, nan bodies and souls of our Hebrew ancestors were oppressed by nan pharaohs of Egypt," she said. 

The Jewish group were led retired of Egypt by Moses, and were led to nan "Promised Land" of Israel. 

This Passover, writer and activistic Noa Tishby wants group to travel nan lead of Moses — and request that Hamas free each remaining captives.  (iStock/Courtesy Noa Tishby)

In nan modern era, "Jewish tradition instructs america to position this suffering and redemption arsenic if we knowledgeable it ourselves astatine our yearly festive – and instructive – repast and gathering, nan Seder, erstwhile we recount nan Exodus from Egypt," said Tishby.

But successful 2024, nan ceremony of Passover has a overmuch different tone.

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"Next week, astatine millions of homes successful America, our Seders will beryllium bittersweet, arsenic our hearts are successful nan terror tunnels beneath Gaza wherever our chap Jews are being violated and tortured daily," she said. 

Passover is nan yearly commemoration of Moses starring nan Jewish group retired of slavery successful Egypt.  (iStock)

Discussing nan business successful nan Middle East "isn't a comfortable conversation," said Tishby — thing that Moses, nan "Passover hero" was each excessively acquainted with, she said.

Moses "actually begged God not to take him to plead for his enslaved brethren," she said, noting that successful Exodus 4:10 he said, "Behold, they will not judge me, for I americium slow of reside and slow of tongue." 

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God, successful reply, tells Moses that he is nan correct personification for nan occupation and to "go unto Pharaoh and show him, ‘Let my group go,’" said Tishby.  

As a proud Jewish woman, Tishby said she "doesn't person a choice" erstwhile it comes to raising consciousness of nan plight of nan hostages.

Ronen and Orna Neutra, parents of American hostage Omer Neutra, clasp signs of their boy during a property convention pinch families of American hostages successful Gaza and elected officials, Friday, April 5, 2024, successful New York. Several Americans are still being held successful Gaza. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

"My bosom is bleeding for them," she said.

She added that "according to some nan United Nations and nan released hostages," those who are still being held captive are taxable to regular rape and abuse. 

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"There’s a logic why nan Jewish vacation of freedom has a bitter sensation this year, and no, it’s not nan bitter herbs," said Tishby.

It is intolerable to rest, she said, "while our friends and family languish successful virtual slavery."

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This Passover, arsenic Moses went to Pharaoh to request nan state of nan Jewish group successful Egypt, group should "go to your elected officials and request that they show Hamas, ‘Let my group go,’" she said. 

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