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ruby chen speaking there in tel — time. no time. ruby chen speaking there in tel aviv _ time.here in tel aviv earlier. _ time. no time. ruby chen speaking there in tel aviv earlier. we - time. no time. ruby chen speaking there in tel aviv earlier. we can - time. no time. ruby chen speaking there in tel aviv earlier. we can go| there in tel aviv earlier. we can go live now come to a former israeli diplomat and a former adviser to several israeli foreign ministers. thank you forjoining us here on the bbc. when you watch that statement from ruby chen, what do you make of how the israeli government is handling the situation?- how the israeli government is handling the situation? well, there are two levels _ handling the situation? well, there are two levels of _ handling the situation? well, there are two levels of treatment - handling the situation? well, there are two levels of treatment here i are two levels of treatment here that are under scrutiny. one is the diplomatic, the government doesn't seem to think of the hostages as a priority. in fact, seem to think of the hostages
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i now recognize ruby chen. >> we are here, our son, 19, we are also representing 160 hostages. the problem that we have, time is running out. i would like to recognize among the hostages the nine us citizens that are still not with us. alexander, gary and judy hagai and my son. we are to, and the us government, to do whatever it can. time is ticking. it is not in our favor. as a dual citizen, living in israel and visiting family in the united states, in boston, and when he got to the age of 18 he joined the idf, was stationed at a base next to the gaza border. important to say in protection mode, part of the state of israel that was not in an international conflict and was abducted and kidnapped on that black saturday. we got initial contact with him but as the hours went by we understood this wasn't a typical saturday of missiles falling from one side to the other. we decided to get in contact with his team members, with other members that saw him, pretty soon 9 a.m. in the morning was the last that we had any contact with him. initially we thought he was busy, he might make i
i now recognize ruby chen. >> we are here, our son, 19, we are also representing 160 hostages. the problem that we have, time is running out. i would like to recognize among the hostages the nine us citizens that are still not with us. alexander, gary and judy hagai and my son. we are to, and the us government, to do whatever it can. time is ticking. it is not in our favor. as a dual citizen, living in israel and visiting family in the united states, in boston, and when he got to the age...
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ruby chen, his son, we have his picture we'll put up, they wanted to attend the ceremony.hey were not invited and the white house declined to commend, it seems like clean-up tomorrow. the biden administration met with the families in the past, they would have been a welcomed invitation. >> emily: the whole point is these families is to maintain attention on the fact there are eight american israeli hostages still under the brutal care of hamas and any bit of attention is welcome, any bit of sunlight, any bit of commander-in-chief saying you matter, you are included and we are fighting for you and to be rebuffed by repeated efforts to be included in a hanukkah celebration seems like a slap in the face and being extended an invitation for the next day, i'm sure we are all appreciative for any attention, but they must feel abandoned and disheartened. >> kayleigh: the president talked about efforts to help hostage families, who better to have than family of the hostages. what is happening politically and with polling and i saw this in politico researching this segment. my mind
ruby chen, his son, we have his picture we'll put up, they wanted to attend the ceremony.hey were not invited and the white house declined to commend, it seems like clean-up tomorrow. the biden administration met with the families in the past, they would have been a welcomed invitation. >> emily: the whole point is these families is to maintain attention on the fact there are eight american israeli hostages still under the brutal care of hamas and any bit of attention is welcome, any bit...
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there was a striking moment where we saw you meeting with ruby chen.d him on a number of times. his son is being held still indigenous gaza. let's play it for people. he is giving you a dog tag. i am sorry, we don't have it. it was moving moment when i watched it this morning. phil sent it to me. and it's indicative of how much these families are relying on you guys to bring their loved ones home. can the white house guarantee you're gonna be able to do that? >> well, we will be able to guarantee today, and the president will meet with them, most in person, some virtually, that we are not going to lose sight on their loved ones. we are not going to stop trying to get them home. hour by hour, poppy, literally we are trying to get more information about them and to get them -- to get a deal in place where we can get them back home. jake sullivan, our national security advisor, is on his way right now. he will have meetings in tel aviv later tonight and tomorrow on this very issue. so it's something that the president is 100% committed to and that will be
there was a striking moment where we saw you meeting with ruby chen.d him on a number of times. his son is being held still indigenous gaza. let's play it for people. he is giving you a dog tag. i am sorry, we don't have it. it was moving moment when i watched it this morning. phil sent it to me. and it's indicative of how much these families are relying on you guys to bring their loved ones home. can the white house guarantee you're gonna be able to do that? >> well, we will be able to...
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. >> joining us now is ruby chen, the father of missing idf soldier atai chen. we are looking at beautiful photos of you together with your beloved son. thank you for speak with with us again. i can't imagine the anguish as you wait. now that we are a week out from the last hostage being released, do you feel as though the israeli government, netanyahu is prioritizing everything it takes to get your son home? >> yeah, thanks for having me, poppy, again. you know, it's a gut punch, as you said, like we had hope at this exchange, that it will continue. what we need now i think, not just the u.s. families, but all the families, is leadership. and we, as the u.s. citizens, are specifically looking at president biden. the u.s. has been more of a facilitator in connecting between israel and the hamas via qatar. but at the end end, the united states is the leader of the free world. and it should act like that. you were -- >> we expect the president to lead. if not, more american lives are going to be lost. >> you were among those who met with the vice president's natio
. >> joining us now is ruby chen, the father of missing idf soldier atai chen. we are looking at beautiful photos of you together with your beloved son. thank you for speak with with us again. i can't imagine the anguish as you wait. now that we are a week out from the last hostage being released, do you feel as though the israeli government, netanyahu is prioritizing everything it takes to get your son home? >> yeah, thanks for having me, poppy, again. you know, it's a gut punch,...
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chen was next to her and his son is in the hands of hamas terrorists. >> that makes this heartbreakingstmas around the corner. they want their family members to come home, but also information about their condition. thankfully we have seen some reunions happening, we know that is possible and gives us more hope, i think she spoke to the heart and weight and hoping for that christmas miracle this time of year. >> kayleigh: the hostages families complimentary of the president and saying they are committed to getting the hostages home, no doubt. >> marc: no doubt they are and talking about how in divided time, republicans, democrats, everybody is united behind them and working to bring their loved ones home. as she pointed out, every hostage is a son, daughter or loved one, so were the 1400 killed in the hamas attack and the kids at the music festival that were raped and slaughtered and the people in the kibbutzes. hamas takes these people to stop israel from carrying out this. no country is more committed to bringing back hostages, but they are committed to destroying hamas so there is n
chen was next to her and his son is in the hands of hamas terrorists. >> that makes this heartbreakingstmas around the corner. they want their family members to come home, but also information about their condition. thankfully we have seen some reunions happening, we know that is possible and gives us more hope, i think she spoke to the heart and weight and hoping for that christmas miracle this time of year. >> kayleigh: the hostages families complimentary of the president and...
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his name is ruby chen.is son is an american citizen who's been stuck in gaza since the war started and he describes his experience waiting for his son to come home. >> are you feeling hopeful right now? >> i need to feel some type of hope because if not, the alternative is not good enough. so, we need to keep on going. like i've been doing whatever i can to find my son and get some sign of life. >> do you know right now if he is dead or alive? >> no, it's pretty frustrating as a u.s., he's a u.s. citizen and friend of united states of america and they're not able to get some sort of sign of life. >> reporter: five of the hostages who had died in captivity in gaza were actually found in those tunnels you mentioned that israel is now revealing in new video that shows just how extensive this sprawling web of tunnels this is, two layers that had a bathroom with a toilet, shower, water cooler. israel really saying this is an indication of just how extensive this subterranean network is. >> looking at those image
his name is ruby chen.is son is an american citizen who's been stuck in gaza since the war started and he describes his experience waiting for his son to come home. >> are you feeling hopeful right now? >> i need to feel some type of hope because if not, the alternative is not good enough. so, we need to keep on going. like i've been doing whatever i can to find my son and get some sign of life. >> do you know right now if he is dead or alive? >> no, it's pretty...
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on this network this morning, we heard from ruby chen, father of a missing idf soldier and dual americaneek. we had an empty chair at the table. i'd like to also thank representative hoyer that actually talked on behalf of him on the floor last week and also had an empty seat at his thanksgiving table. christmas is coming up. we asked united states government, do whatever you can. we want to be holding him with our family. >> congressman, is the u.s. doing enough? we just heard from prime minister netanyahu. they are not letting up on their campaign. >> look, i think that israel understands that they've had cease fires and tried to make accommodations with hamas for ever since 2007 when hamas took over and started sending rockets in to threaten communities that were close and communities that were not so close. both people and buildings. so that they i think have to get rid of hamas. but having said that, we need to send a message to hamas that we are going to continue to be supportive because in doing that, i think we make it much more likely that the hostages will be released whole and
on this network this morning, we heard from ruby chen, father of a missing idf soldier and dual americaneek. we had an empty chair at the table. i'd like to also thank representative hoyer that actually talked on behalf of him on the floor last week and also had an empty seat at his thanksgiving table. christmas is coming up. we asked united states government, do whatever you can. we want to be holding him with our family. >> congressman, is the u.s. doing enough? we just heard from prime...
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. >> ruby chen, the father of israeli american itay chen taken hostage by hamas, thank you -- >> if isay one more sentence if it's possible. >> absolutely. >> we are getting near to christmas and we just finished the jewish hanukkah, the time of miracles of the jewish people and now christmas is coming up h is also a miracle on its own. we ask people that are listening to us please pray, and for the safety of all hostages, they need to get out immediately. when you have christmas dinner and enjoy being with your family, please leave an empty chair for the hostages, that include eight citizens. remember, we are having our dinner with an empty chair and would like to be whole as soon as possible and we need that miracle, so please pray with us. >> we will, ruby. thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with us on the show this morning. thank you. >> we will do that. thank you so much. >>> again, important to note, eight americans still held and many americans killed on the october 7th attack, and i think sometimes we just -- certainly mark is always reminding us that the media is n
. >> ruby chen, the father of israeli american itay chen taken hostage by hamas, thank you -- >> if isay one more sentence if it's possible. >> absolutely. >> we are getting near to christmas and we just finished the jewish hanukkah, the time of miracles of the jewish people and now christmas is coming up h is also a miracle on its own. we ask people that are listening to us please pray, and for the safety of all hostages, they need to get out immediately. when you have...
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his father ruby's message to the israeli government. >> there will not be a victory picture without having all the hostages come out. >> reporter: yair moses having caught a glimpse of hope trying to hold on through the anguish. >> i don't know if he's alive i believe yes, i hope yes, but i don't know the truth. >> reporter: yair told us that his mother is doing physically okay, but she doesn't want to hear any of the details about the horrors that hamas perpetrated on her kibbutz on october 7th including so many of her friends and loved ones who were killed lester >> david noriega, thank you. >>> now, remembering an american trailblazer. sandra day o'connor, the first woman to become a u.s. supreme court justice. laura jarrett on the tributes pouring in tonight. >> reporter: remembered tonight as a pioneer, tributes for u.s. supreme court justice sandra day o'connor including chief justice john roberts saying, she blazed a historic trail as our nation's first female justice she met that challenge with undaunted determination, indisputable ability, and engaging candor. >> it's thrilling in
his father ruby's message to the israeli government. >> there will not be a victory picture without having all the hostages come out. >> reporter: yair moses having caught a glimpse of hope trying to hold on through the anguish. >> i don't know if he's alive i believe yes, i hope yes, but i don't know the truth. >> reporter: yair told us that his mother is doing physically okay, but she doesn't want to hear any of the details about the horrors that hamas perpetrated on...