Freed Israeli hostage describes ‘psychological warfare’ by Hamas captors
Itay Regev, calling for release of remaining hostages during visit to London, says he was told Israel did not want him back
I can't even be arsed to copy/paste it because basically it comes down to this; they told him some lies. That's it. They said the apartheid state didn't want him back and hostages were being killed by the IDF (which to be honest aren't outright falsehoods).
There's no accusations of any beatings, torture. He complains that the food wasn't enough for both him and another hostage to eat. Then there's some choice quotes like:
As recent negotiations aimed at brokering a ceasefire appear to have stalled, Regev said the government’s top priority should be returning the estimated 130 people still held hostage. “There is no point of the ceasefire if the hostages are not going back,” said Regev whose friend Omer Shem-Tov, 21, remains in captivity. “That’s the main goal.”
Not ending the slaughter. Nope. Getting 130 of the special ones back and not the tens of thousands being murdered is the big deal. Right.
And then, for the last little shit covered cherry on top of the turd there's this:
When asked about Israel’s response to the 7 October attacks in a campaign that has killed more than 30,000 people in Gaza, Regev said he was trying to distance himself from continuing events as much as possible.
And this gets published as one of their main stories on the home page. Fuck off....no amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party...So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin.
Re: Freed Israeli hostage describes ‘psychological warfare’ by Hamas captors
"I can't even be arsed to copy/paste it because basically it comes down to this; they told him some lies. That's it. They said the apartheid state didn't want him back and hostages were being killed by the IDF (which to be honest aren't outright falsehoods)."
- They aren't falsehoods at all. The hostages create PR difficulties for the Israeli state's indiscriminate bombing of Gaza ergo from an operational perspective they would much rather the hostages were all confirmed dead... Hamas will get the blame anyway so that would simply be additional PR "grirst to the mill."
Re: Freed Israeli hostage describes ‘psychological warfare’ by Hamas captors
I'm still trying to get over the monumental swerve of that last answer and the complete lack of pushback.
I'm happy to wallow in the not particularly severe recent history where I was held captive but basically not tortured but I want to try and avoid current events where my regime has slaughtered more than 30,000 men, women and children.
And the interviewer nods and dutifully scribbles it down and moves on.
Just unreal....no amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party...So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin.
Re: Freed Israeli hostage describes ‘psychological warfare’ by Hamas captors
He got off lightly. Those Hamas terrorists have the magical ability to "rape you with their eyes" well, that is, according to the other released duck-pouted hostage looking for a payoff...