Supporters of London Football club Tottenham Hotspurs released hundreds of yellow balloons to raise awareness of the situation of the last Israeli-British hostage, Emily Damari, and the hundred other captives in Gaza, during the quarter-final of the English League Cup against Manchester United on Thursday evening.
Itai Gal, Spurs supporter and head of the Stop The Hate campaign, underlined the importance of this gesture by telling the Jewish Chronicle from London: “Today Spurs fans came together to show Mandy Damari (Emily’s mother) that the British public has not forgotten Emily and is expecting our government to do everything whatever is in his power to bring her back to her family.” “Emily is a huge Tottenham fan and we won’t rest until she is free and back at Tottenham Stadium. It won’t be a happy Christmas until all the hostages have returned home,” he added.
As well as releasing yellow balloons at Tottenham’s stadium, fans held weekly rallies, handing out leaflets with images of Emily wearing a Spurs scarf saying “She’s one of us”. They also asked club president Daniel Levy to use his position to advocate for Emily’s release. A banner at the stadium read: “Daniel Levy, one of our own is hostage in Gaza. Spurs need to get her back now – Emily Damari. Bring her home!”
Emily, now 28 years old, was kidnapped on October 7, 2023, by Hamas terrorists during the attack on Kibbutz Kfar Aza, in southern Israel. Reports indicate that he was shot in the hand and blindfolded before being taken to Gaza. Her mother, Mandy Damari, who has campaigned tirelessly for her daughter’s release, expressed deep fear for Emily’s well-being: “I fear she is dead. What if she is not dead? , she doesn’t have enough to eat, she can’t wash, drink water, she could be sick.”
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