The anguished families of Israeli captives are becoming a political force
FOR NINE months the presidential residence in Jerusalem had been the site of angry and noisy rallies as every Saturday night Israelis protested against their government’s plans to clip the powers of the Supreme Court. Yet on October 22nd the hundreds who gathered there stood for hours in a largely silent vigil as President Isaac Herzog met relatives of the 220 Israelis confirmed to have been taken hostage in Gaza. Most of those abducted in an attack by Hamas on October 7th are civilians.
But it is happening far more quickly—and on a vastly greater scale—than ever before. The families’ headquarters was set up by David Zalmonovich, a lawyer whose 21-year-old nephew, Omer Shem Tov, was abducted from a music festival. Mr Shem Tov, a student, was identified by his tattoo in a video showing a truck carrying hostages in Gaza. “We’re not replacing the government,” Mr Zalmonovich is at pains to say. “We’re complementing them.
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