An unusual confrontation took place at the UN building in Manhattan on Monday when an Israeli-Bedouin whose relatives were taken hostage by Hamas on October 7th confronted Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour.
Four of Ali Al-Ziyadna’s relatives were taken hostage but two of them, in their teens, were returned to Israel with the other children and teens in November. The other two remain in captivity, including his nephew and brother who is a diabetic, along with three other Israeli-Bedouins. In addition, 21 Israeli-Bedouins were murdered on October 7th.
Al-Ziyadna was part of an Israeli delegation that accompanied Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz to a meeting of the UN Security Council for a discussion of Hamas terrorists’ violation of women on October 7th.
After the meeting, Al-Ziyadana confronted Mansour: “I’m speaking to you as a Muslim to a Muslim. We’re both fasting [for Ramadan]. Why did Hamas abduct my relatives? What crime did they commit that they abducted them? They’re in tunnels for five months for what? On what basis? They’re Muslims just like me and you. They returned the Thais without a deal but our children, no. They left the Muslims starving in the tunnels, wounded and naked.”
Mansour responded: “Remember your Gazan brothers and sisters who died as martyrs in the Strip. Remember the destruction and those killed in Gaza.”
Al-Ziyadna retorted: “You abducted my relatives before October 7th, before the destruction.”
Mansour’s response was: “Don’t let those who kill Palestinians use you.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Hear how the “PA Ambassador” speaks. There is zero difference between them and Hamas.
The Thais are not Israelis.
The Bedouin Muslims are Israeli citizens.
This is NOT a religious battle, as evidenced here. The Thais were released even though they were not Muslim. The Israelis were not released even they are Muslim.
This is a political battle.
NOT religious.
The battle against Zionism has NOTHING to do with religion.
It is against the Jewish – Zionist government.
It is scary to read such mind numbing stupidity from such comments like “Happy new year” evidently from your username you are a goy gomur.
YWN moderators, where are you?? You censor my comments for criticizing your antitrump nonsense, but let this obvious Muslim terrorist supporter comment without problem? Can such a thing be explained?