The rise of the hostage influencer and the price of public trauma – comment

Nov 21, 2025 6:00 am | JPost Op-Eds

Taking control of the narrative is, for many survivors a form of therapy and a form of revenge. Hamas tried to erase them. Standing on a stage and saying “this is what they did to me and this is why we must bring the others home” is the opposite of erasure.  (photo credit: Collage: Gemini AI)
Editor’s Notes: The story of Israel’s new celebrities is, in the end, the story of a society that refuses to look away from its trauma, yet also cannot bear to stare at it directly for too long.
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