Author - Oriel Moran

The day I watched the hostage release was the day my hope was restored.

“Snipers are not taught to ‘feel’ but to kill, and there is no place for emotions to get in the way of you and the target on your scope…”

I’ve met several real-life heroes, and they all have this one thing in common.

The Sadness Police: Unpacking the strange new phenomenon against returned and rescued Israeli hostages.

Why I only joined a hostage release protest after 344 days of war, and why it took me so long.

When a missing friend was murdered, I got a small taste of the utter hell that victims and hostage families of October 7th have endured for over a year.

As I washed out my hair at one of the holiest sites in Judaism, I realized I was missing something.

I thought the Holocaust was enough of a travesty for the world to defend Israel’s right to exist – now I think the world probably never cared much to begin with.

It will be a dark day for Israeli democracy if murder and abuse are not condemned – even if it’s against a Nukba Hamas terrorist.

After October 7th, I was looking for an opportunity to travel to the south of Israel. Most would run away from danger during times of war, but a part of me needed to see so that I would never forget.