Political Quotes

“I want to thank my colleague for his kindness in letting me go ahead. Mr. President, as Israel's war with Hamas drags into another month, I know it can feel hopeless to know that with every passing day, the chances that we will get these hostages home safely are dwindling. But above all, we must not abandon them. We must not abandon hope. We must tell their stories and do everything we can to bring them home. I recently met a woman, Yarden. Her little sister, Romi, is a hostage. She said that early on the morning of October 7, she woke up to the sound of her sister's phone call. At first, Yardan was confused. She knew her sister was supposed to be having the time of her life at the Nova music festival. Instead, Romi was calling her, scared to death. She said a lot of missiles were being fired, but there was no shelter at the open-air festival. Romi and her best friend Gaya tried to drive away, but they got stuck in a traffic jam. Suddenly, they saw people shouting and running: Get out of the car. There are terrorists. Run for your lives. They hid in a bush as gunshots sounded. Over the phone, Yarden asked Romi if there were police anywhere around her. ``Yes,'' Romi whispered. ``There is one policeman''--just one policeman facing a multitude of terrorists. Another friend, Ben, came to rescue the girls with his car, and the group began to drive away, picking up another man, Ofir.…”