Israeli singer Dana International recorded a plea this week calling for the release of the 240 Israelis held captive by the Hamas terror organization in the Gaza Strip.
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The video, created in cooperation with the Public Diplomacy Directorate, features 30 members of Israel's drag community led by Dana in in a song called "Free" that she performed in the Old City of Jerusalem at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999 a year after she won the competition.
The video aims to mobilize the international LGBTQ community in support of Israel.
"These are not easy times," Dana International said. "It is very difficult for me. But I feel that we must gather strength and do everything for public diplomacy for Israel. It is important for me to convey that Israel spreads love. This is the spirit of the gay community. This is the Israeli spirit. The abductees in Gaza do not give me rest. I am suffocating. I cannot believe this is reality. It's important to tell the world that children, women and adults should not be part of the war. And everything should be done to bring them home now."
