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Moshe Emilio Lavi

Apr 3, 2025, 5:06 PM

Bringing Them Home: Not Left. Not Right. Straight.

Lishay Miran Lavi and Dani Miran, the wife and father of hostage Omri Miran, at the Forum's weekly rally for the hostages in Tel Aviv on August 10, 2024 (Paulina Patimer)

On March 31, my brother-in-law, Omri Miran, missed his daughter Alma’s second birthday. He has never celebrated a birthday with her. Omri has been held hostage by Hamas since October 7, and every passing day is a day stolen...

Mar 27, 2025, 8:06 PM

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Hope held hostage: We imagined Omri’s return – then it collapsed

Lishay Miran Lavi, wife of hostage Omri Miran, holds a note in the Knesset from their daughter Roni that reads: “Why is my daddy still in Gaza?” (Ran Melamed, Jerusalem, 17 February 2025)

Israel must dismantle Hamas, but if hostages become secondary, we undermine the very social contract that binds us together as a nation

About Me

Moshe Emilio Lavi is a native of Sderot, Israel. He is a former captain of the Israel Defense Forces and now works as a management consultant in New York City. His brother-in-law, Omri Miran, was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.