Israel – The Jerusalem Post, September 18, 2024
At a press event in Washington, D.C., families of American hostages, including those of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, highlighted their ongoing struggle and frustration.
The families of the American hostages gathered for their first joint public media event on Wednesday morning at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, since the IDF found American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s body in a tunnel under Rafah along with the bodies of five other hostages.
The absence of Hersh’s parents, Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin, who had become stalwarts and staples of the movement to bring the hostages home, was palpable from the room.
Hersh’s funeral was held in Israel, where his parents remained to observe Sloshim.
“I’m here for Jon and Rachel. They’re not with us,” released hostage Aviva Siegel told the Press Club. “They just lost their son in such a brutal way. The six hostages came home in conditions that aren’t acceptable.”
Aviva’s husband, Keith, remains hostage in Gaza.
