Mr. Prime Minister, I was there, I know.
I know how they feel, I know what they are going through. I know about the feeling of being suffocated, the hunger, the thirst, the pain, the fear and the paralyzing dread, the sleepless nights, the days of sorrow and anxiety. I also know that if I had stayed there another week I'm not sure I would have survived.
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Mr. Prime Minister, when I was there I did not know. I did not know if I would survive the hunger, the horrors, the bombings. I did not know if I would get out of there alive if I would see my daughters again, my beloved husband, my family, and friends. And yet, even there in captivity, what kept me going was the knowledge that the state would do everything to bring us all back home. It was the knowledge that we would never be forsaken that kept me alive.
And then I was released, welcomed with warmth and love, the people of Israel embraced my daughters, embraced me with blessings and compassion and I truly knew that soon I would be reunited with my husband and all the kidnapped would return home and reunite with their loved ones.
But now I am left in the dark. I do not know the condition of the captives left behind; I do not know if they have food and medicine; I do not know what they are wearing these cold days as they are inside dark and gloomy tunnels, I do not know how they could survive so many days without sleep; I do not know how my Ohad is and I do not know what efforts are being made to bring all the hostages back home. I do not know what your considerations and those of the War Cabinet members are.
Two weeks after I was released I told you what I went through in captivity, I told you about the harsh conditions there. I also told you about the last time I saw my husband Ohad when he was forcibly taken from our home, shot in the shoulder, and whispering in pain that he was having trouble breathing.
Mr. Prime Minister, I looked into your eyes and you looked into mine and you nodded. Mr. Prime Minister, I do not know what that nod means, I do not know what your considerations are, as well as those of the cabinet members' are, and I do not know what you mean when you say "We are making every effort".
I do know that I did not think it would take so long before I would be reunited with Ohad, the love of my life, again. I also know that you and the cabinet must not squander any opportunity to bring everyone back home. More than anything, I know that I cannot watch 136 coffins being returned to Israel.
Mr. Prime Minister, end this saga that has tormented all of us, bring back my husband Ohad and all the kidnapped now!
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