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fighters in Gaza, there have been several documented incidents in recent days of people ripping down posters of Israelis kidnapped by the terrorist group.by two Israeli artists who were in New York when war broke out, have quickly gone up in cities around the world to call attention to their situation. However, many of the flyers have come down just as abruptly.
One of the students has since apologized, writing on her Instagram: “My actions that were caught on camera are a poor representation of what I believe: all innocent lives, Israeli and Palestinian, should be spared, and all terrorist organizations should be condemned and punished,” she said. “I can’t take back what I did, but I can apologize to everyone impacted, from the broader society to my friends, parents and sister.
People hold posters with images of hostage Karina Ariev as they gather at a spot overlooking the Western Wall plaza on Oct. 25.“I’m a proud Zionist, Jewish woman, Israeli woman, and I care about my family and my friends, so this is what I’m doing. And I will be printing more, and you’ll be seeing them all over Nyack,” she said.also reported earlier this week that a woman caught ripping down posters of the hostages was fired from her job as an endodontist in an office outside Boston.
And at Stanford University, the student-run newspaper reported Tuesday that a Palestinian student informed campus authorities that they were assaulted while removing the flyers on campus on Oct. 15. The student toldMilitants in Gaza are believed to have taken around 220 people hostage after launching an attack on Israel earlier this month.
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