Doris Liber: Mother of Hamas Hostage Begs U.S. Officials to Secure Son’s Release

The families of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas are happy to have the sympathy of American officials, but more than that, they want action.

It’s been over a month since Hamas invaded Israel, slaughtering 1,200 Israeli men, women, and children and kidnapping another 240, including Doris Liber’s son, Guy Iluz. Liber, an American-Israeli, said Hamas abducted Guy from a music festival near the Re’im kibbutz while he was celebrating the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. Guy, 26, was planning to return home on this particular holiday. She had made him his favorite soup.

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The families of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas are happy to have the sympathy of American officials, but more than that, they want action.

It’s been over a month since Hamas invaded Israel, slaughtering 1,200 Israeli men, women, and children and kidnapping another 240, including Doris Liber’s son, Guy Iluz. Liber, an American-Israeli, said Hamas abducted Guy from a music festival near the Re’im kibbutz while he was celebrating the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. Guy, 26, was planning to return home on this particular holiday. She had made him his favorite soup.