Emily Damari thanks British people ‘who stood with us’ after she was taken hostage on October 7
British-Israeli Damari, held for 471 days, urges people to remember those ‘we lost’ three years ago, and to keep battling against antisemitism
Assessment
Emily Damari, a British-Israeli held hostage for 471 days, used her first public statement to thank British supporters and to direct attention back to those killed on October 7. Her call to keep fighting antisemitism signals that the hostage crisis and its aftermath remain unresolved for survivors and families. Watch whether her appeal shifts British political pressure on the hostage issue.