There was scarcely a dry eye in the house at the DNC in Chicago Wednesday night, as the parents of a 23-year-old American-Israeli man being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza gave a heart-rending account of his capture on Oct. 7:
The DNC crowd chanted “Bring them home” as Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American-Israeli taken hostage on Oct. 7, took the stage in Chicago. https://t.co/2r4Nmz4vqa pic.twitter.com/upKD75L47z
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Rachel Goldberg spoke first, painting a picture of who makes up the group of remaining hostages, including their son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin. You have to wonder if some of the information is news for many Democrats (If you’d like to keep tabs on the family’s efforts, their X account, Bring Hersh Home, is here).
She said:
At this moment, 109 treasured human beings are being held hostage by Hamas in…
