Kamlager-Dove Discusses Release of Hostages on MSNBC with Alex Witt
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 27, 2023
Media Contact: Maya Valentine | maya.valentine@mail.house.gov
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) joined Alex Witt on MSNBC’s “Alex Witt Reports” to discuss the release of hostages from Gaza, including four-year-old Abigail Mor Edan, who has family located in California’s 37th Congressional District. Below are excerpts from the interview and a link to the video.
To watch her full interview, click here.
ON THE RELEASE OF HOSTAGES FROM GAZA
“Well, what a harrowing experience for all the hostages, the sick and elderly, as well as the children. Abigail experienced her fourth birthday while in captivity. I am friends with her family members that are in my District, and I’ve been in constant contact with them. This is a beautiful sight to see and a moment to cherish - all of them getting out to safety.
“…You don't think that you are going to wake up one day and then hear the news of family members being killed and little children hiding, and then ultimately little ones being taken into captivity…The goal was to get Abigail released, but also to get all of the hostages released… [and] to find a way to negotiate some sort of truce so that the release of hostages could happen.
“... This child, all of those children, have been under enormous duress, and so the psychological support, the mental health support, as well as making sure that they’re just healthy and safe physically — I think is the utmost importance — and then figuring out what happens next. We also have to be thinking about what happens next with that region and how we can work to extend a truce so that all of the hostages can be released, and there can be some extended discussions around a path to peace."
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