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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff says he’s ‘gutted’ at a vigil for Israeli hostages
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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff says he’s ‘gutted’ at a vigil for Israeli hostages

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By Tycoon Herald 3 Min Read Published September 4, 2024
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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff says he’s ‘gutted’ at a vigil for Israeli hostages

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff is pictured at an occasion on Capitol Hill in February. On Tuesday, he spoke to the Adas Israel Congregation concerning the hostages who have been not too long ago discovered killed within the Gaza Strip.

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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff mentioned he’s “gutted” over the dying of six Israeli hostages killed by Hamas this week. Emhoff spoke on the nationwide vigil for the hostages at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

“It is good to be together this evening. There is comfort in community,” Emhoff mentioned. “But standing on this bimah, I can only be direct: This is hard. I feel raw. I’m gutted.”

He addressed the dying of Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whom militants seized at a music competition in southern Israel on Oct. 7. Goldberg-Polin, a local of Berkeley, Calif., misplaced a part of his left arm to a grenade within the assault. In April, a Hamas-issued video confirmed him alive, sparking new protests in Israel.

People walk past a billboard showing a portrait of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar (top) next to Palestine Square in the Tehran on Aug. 12, 2024.

The Israeli army introduced on Sunday that it had recovered the our bodies of six hostages, together with Goldberg-Polin’s, in a tunnel within the Rafah space of the Gaza Strip. Israel’s well being ministry mentioned forensic examination confirmed that they had been killed in the previous few days.

The invention sparked protests over stalled cease-fire talks, and hundreds of individuals attended Goldberg-Polin’s funeral in Israel on Monday.

Demonstrators demanded a cease-fire deal and the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip after the deaths of six hostages in the Palestinian territory, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday.

“In this moment, I’m here as a congregant, as a mourner, as a Jew who feels connected to all of you and grateful for the guidance of our wonderful rabbis,” mentioned Emhoff, who has usually spoken out about antisemitism in his roles as second gentleman. He mentioned he and Vice President Harris known as Goldberg-Polin’s dad and mom, Rachel and Jon, to specific condolences and speak about their son.

Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin spoke on the Democratic Nationwide Conference final month, the place they advocated for a cease-fire deal and the return of Hamas-held hostages.

In this file photo, Vice President Harris (L) and second gentleman Doug Emhoff attend the 100th National Christmas Tree Lighting on The Ellipse south of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 30, 2022. Harris and Emhoff host holiday celebrations at their official residence including recently for Diwali and Rosh Hashanah.

Harris, when accepting the Democratic nomination for president, reiterated her perception in Israel’s proper to defend itself and known as on a direct cease-fire to halt the combating in Gaza so “Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, security, freedom and self determination.”

On Tuesday, Emhoff mentioned, “President Biden and Vice President Harris are working around the clock to get a hostage-and-ceasefire deal done.”

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