Where in Gaza is Aisha Ziyadne?
Updated: Nov 30, 2023
Screenshot sent to me by Dalia Levine
Bring her home now along with her father Yousef and brothers Hamza 23 and Bilal 18
By
Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin, Ph.D.
War Blog # 25
Aisha bares the name of the Nobel Prophet Muhammad's child bride. Her name means "life" in Arabic. I pray that because of her special name this is helping her persevere under this most difficult and horrendous situation.
Little has been written about Aisha or her family. We know that they live in their hamula, clan neighborhood of Ziyadne in Rahat. https://www.timesofisrael.com/unaccounted-for-four-members-of-zaidna-family-from-rahat/
As a matter of fact, little has been written about the Israeli Arabs taken hostage or murdered on October 7th. We have not had a specific update concerning their welfare and this is a tragedy.
As of November 28th, Aisha is cited in an article noted as among those children still being held hostage in Gaza along with her photograph.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-10-children-still-held-hostage-in-gaza-yet-to-be-freed-under-truce-deal/
“The family’s relative on Tuesday said, "We wait every day expecting to hear one of them would be returning, but unfortunately, it hasn’t happened yet. We have no information about their condition; we’re all anxious and demand that they be included in the upcoming deal.”
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“Waiting for them is the hardest thing one can imagine,” Ali [brother of Yousef, the father being held hostage] said. “Not knowing their fate is an ordeal. Our only hope is that negotiations will continue. There have been reports that Qatar is mediating and there is progress. We just want to see them return safe and sound,” he added.
“Ali sits in the circle and displays a picture of the three male abductees from his family — his brother Youssef, 53, and Youssef’s sons Bilal, 18, and Hamza, 23.”
“Despite Ali’s cry, and repeated visits to the family vigil by Israeli and foreign journalists, the Bedouin community has mostly kept a low profile about its missing members. Six Bedouins were taken hostage by Hamas, local sources say, while 21 were killed during the October 7 onslaught and in rocket fire from Gaza in the following days.”
https://qoshe.com/the-times-of-israel/gianluca-pacchiani/in-rahat-a-bedouin-community-mourns-its-october-7-losses-away-from-the-public-eye/167073373 and from the original article at TOI https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-rahat-a-bedouin-community-mourns-its-october-7-losses-away-from-the-public-eye/
Note that in the above article they are displaying a picture only of the male family members abducted not of Aisha. Perhaps this is in keeping that family matters are very private and women should be out of view. The Bedouin community is described correctly by the Rahat psychologist Jamal Alkirnawi as private and having difficulty trusting outsiders.
Aisha is in the precarious position of being especially hampered by being Israeli, Arab Bedouin and a young female. She is extremely vulnerable.
I have heard that behind the scenes Israeli Arabs are furious with Hamas and are seeking blood vengeance even being willing to pay thousands of dollars to avenge their clan and family members. One must willfully spill blood in order to cleanse honor. Who wouldn’t feel that way? This anecdote was related to me by an Israeli Iraq Jew. I rather doubt that this is just rumor.
The loss, the pain, the unknown terrors of what Aisha has been subjected to and how Hamas brutally toys with such young vulnerable hostages all fuels the psychological warfare that they are trying to inflict on us.
I conclude with this very special poster.
Screenshot sent to me by Dalia Levine with a shout out
I believe this poster says it all. Concerns for Aisha are paramount as a young woman who may have been separated from her father and brothers. We must come to understand that Hamas lives in a reverse world where good is bad and bad is good. We do not nor does the Ziyadnes. Hamas will not hesitate to harm her as well, G-d forbid. Hamas is psychotic. They seek to draw us into their violent flagrant murderous chaos – with their rage that exceeds murder itself. Despite this, we will get through this. May we bring back Aisha speedily and all the others.
Postscript Thursday 30 November 2023 Brother Bilal and sister Aisha are to be released today - InshaAllah. May their other brother Hamza and their father Yousef be speedily freed and returned too. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-775810
