Hostage Survivor Demands Politician Not Use Her Image in Campaign Video
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Hostage survivor Agam Berger has demanded that Yair Golan, chairman of the Democratic Party, stop using her image in his election campaign video. The video featured footage of Berger in a shelter, alongside clips from the October 7th attack and the war. Berger, who was held captive for 482 days, stated she opposes her image being used in political content. Golan's video includes political messages and criticism of the government.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Hostage survivor Agam Berger objects to Yair Golan using her image in a campaign video.
- Berger was featured in Golan's video in footage of her in a shelter.
- The video also included footage from the October 7th Hamas attack and the war.
- Berger was held captive for 482 days before her release on January 30, 2025.
- She stated she opposes her image being used in political campaign material.
Hostage survivor Agam Berger has publicly clashed with Yair Golan, chairman of the Democratic Party, over the use of her image in a campaign video. Golan's video, posted on Instagram, incorporated footage from the October 7th Hamas attack and the ongoing war, including clips of Berger in a shelter. Berger directly requested Golan cease using footage of her in the shelter, stating, "We are not by right of power but by power of right and the right of the ancestors." The video features Golan in a dark room surrounded by screens displaying images from the Hamas attack and war events, interweaving these with political messages and criticism of the government's leadership. Berger, who served as an observer at the Nachal Oz outpost, was abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and held captive for 482 days before her release on January 30, 2025, as part of a hostage deal. She has now made it clear she opposes her footage being included in political campaign material.
