The forgotten Americans of Hamas' terrorist massacre on October 7th

America, wherever is your outrage? 

It has been much than 16 months since much than 1,400 victims were murdered, raped, tortured and kidnapped by Hamas, a radical officially designated arsenic a violent entity by the U.S. Department of State successful 1997.

Thirty-nine countries, nary much truthful than Israel, felt the agony of their guiltless citizens falling unfortunate to Hamas’ massacre connected October 7, 2023. On that day, Hamas executed 1 of the astir brutal panic attacks globally since September 11, 2001. America did not flight unscathed; dozens of American families were everlastingly breached that time erstwhile they experienced the heartbreak of a decease notification oregon quality that their loved 1 was kidnapped by terrorists. On that mournful Saturday successful 2023, 45 Americans were murdered, and 12 Americans were kidnapped.

As an active-duty FBI cause stationed successful Israel from 2020 to 2024, I witnessed firsthand however the calamity of October 7th impacted American families. U.S. instrumentality designates the FBI arsenic the pb bureau for investigations into Americans killed oregon injured successful a violent onslaught anyplace successful the satellite and a Presidential Policy Directive designates the FBI arsenic pb bureau for investigations dealing with kidnapped Americans anyplace successful the world. 

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A pistillate holds a poster of Israeli hostage Omer Neutra during a memorial vigil for the Israeli radical killed by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack, successful New York City connected Nov. 1, 2023. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

My responsibility, from October 2023 until my circuit concluded successful mid-2024, focused afloat connected the hostage crisis. In this effort, my American colleagues and I worked with our Israeli counterparts to stitchery quality connected the missing victims, question justness against the Hamas perpetrators and supply comfortableness and answers to the victim's families. We worked tirelessly connected behalf of victims of each nationalities, but our peculiar work was to American citizens. My colleagues proceed to enactment tirelessly connected this ngo to this day.

Since returning stateside, I person been shocked that astir Americans bash not recognize the grade of the suffering our ain citizens endured and proceed to endure astatine the hands of Hamas. Few successful this state recognize that of the 12 Americans taken hostage by Hamas, 4 were murdered connected October 7th, but their bodies were taken hostage anyhow – and those bodies person yet to beryllium returned to their families for a due burial. Although it was successful the quality rhythm for a abbreviated period, fewer chap citizens recognize that a 23-year-old American, who was kidnapped connected October 7th shortly aft portion of his limb was blown disconnected by a grenade, was brutally murdered six months agone successful a Gaza passageway with 5 different guiltless victims. 

Surrounded by different household members of Americans who were taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7 violent attacks successful Israel, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, begetter of Sagui Dekel-Chen, who was precocious released, and Ruby Chen, begetter of Itay Chen, talk to reporters aft a gathering with then-President Joe Biden astatine the White House connected Dec. 13, 2023. (Julia Nikhinson/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The mean American does not retrieve that 2 pistillate American hostages were released successful precocious October 2023 oregon that 2 much females (including a child) were released successful a November 2023 "hostage deal." And contempt it happening this February, determination is comparatively small wide consciousness that 2 American men were released successful the latest "hostage deal." Americans request to recognize determination are dozens of guiltless hostages, galore of them deceased, who stay successful Hamas captivity successful Gaza. One of those hostages is an American, and helium is believed to beryllium alive.

It is astonishing the mean American does not cognize astir the ample fig of U.S. victims of Hamas’ October 7th massacre, but it is little astonishing the mean American does not recognize Hamas, who has a charter calling for the demolition of a state and a people, has a beingness successful the U.S. and has been present for decades. Internal Hamas documents and FBI wiretaps, introduced arsenic grounds successful assorted national transgression cases, show the beingness of a nationwide Hamas web engaged successful fundraising, lobbying, acquisition and propaganda dissemination dating backmost to the 1980s.

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This image, made from undated bodycam video footage taken by a downed Hamas violent and released by the Israel Defense Forces, shows a Hamas violent walking astir a residential vicinity astatine an undisclosed determination successful confederate Israel connected Oct. 7. (Israel Defense Forces via AP)

Presently, pro-Hamas pupil and module organizations connected American assemblage campuses nationwide clasp protests waving Hamas flags, expressing their enactment for Hamas and chanting for Palestinian liberation from "The River to the Sea." This chant is not a peaceful telephone for liberation, alternatively it advocates for the demolition of Israel and is taken straight from Hamas. These pupil and module protesters, sometimes violently, repetition the mantra of Hamas and fundamentally spit successful the look of our American victims. Americans person suffered and proceed to endure astatine the hands of Hamas, yet we tolerate the docket of those successful our ain state who enactment these evildoers. What happens next? Will we statesman tolerating openly antisemitic nationalist figures successful the U.S. who assertion to beryllium Hitler-loving Nazis?

Freedom of code successful America gives online influencers the close to beryllium antisemitic. It besides gives pro-Hamas protesters connected assemblage campuses the close to trample connected the representation of the victims of October 7th in the sanction of a perceived injustice. But quality decency should prevail successful this country. 

For quality decency to prevail, America needs to overwhelmingly recognize that guiltless American lives were everlastingly shattered by the horrifying acts of panic committed by Hamas connected October 7th. It is 1 happening to peacefully protestation policies with which 1 disagrees, but it is thing wholly antithetic to observe the suffering of guiltless victims of terror.

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Do not hide the 45 Americans murdered by Hamas connected October 7, 2023. Do not hide American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was murdered successful the tunnels of Gaza six months ago. Do not hide we person the bodies of 4 deceased Americans – Itay Chen, Omer Neutra, Gad Haggai and Judi Weinstein – inactive being held successful Hamas captivity successful Gaza. And of urgent importance, bash not hide we person 1 American who is believed to beryllium live – Edan Alexander – inactive being held successful horrific conditions by Hamas successful Gaza. We request each azygous 1 of the guiltless hostages location now, including our Americans. America, I inquire you again, wherever is your outrage?