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JOHANNESBURG<\/strong> – Tears filled a Johannesburg synagogue as Or Levy, a former Hamas hostage, recounted the devastating moment he learned of his wife\u2019s death after 491 days in captivity\u2014the same day he was finally reunited with his four-year-old son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe just told me: \u2018Mom is dead\u2019. I know, it\u2019s the hardest sentence to hear from a child,\u201d Levy told the weeping audience of approximately 500 people, a yellow ribbon pinned to his suit honoring those still in captivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Levy\u2019s February release marked what he described as \u201csimultaneously the best and worst day of my life.\u201d While freedom brought reunion with his son, it also brought the crushing news that his wife had been among more than 360 people killed in Hamas\u2019 attack on the Supernova Music Festival on 7 October 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brutal conditions in captivity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 30-something former hostage, still visibly gaunt six months after his release, described horrific conditions during his imprisonment in Gaza tunnels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can tell you that in 2024, I only saw the sunlight once,\u201d Levy recounted. That single glimpse came in January when bombing forced captors and hostages to briefly flee their underground prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He detailed being treated \u201clike a dog,\u201d fed once daily – typically one pita bread and two cans of food shared among four people – and losing 20kg during his ordeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were shackled for the entire time,\u201d he said, with restraints only loosened for brief showers approximately every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Levy was among 40 people captured during the festival attack, part of a larger Hamas-led raid that killed 1 219 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. Of 251 total hostages seized, 47 remain in Gaza, with 25 presumed dead by Israeli military estimates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel\u2019s retaliatory offensive has killed more than 63 000 Palestinians, predominantly civilians, according to Gaza\u2019s health ministry figures that the United Nations considers reliable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Or Levy tells of his harrowing 491 days in captivity at the hands of Hamas, after Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack during which his wife was killed. PHOTO: Emmanuel Croset \/ AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Controversial speaking tour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Levy\u2019s Johannesburg appearance was organised by the local Jewish National Fund (JNF), a state-linked Israeli organisation, following a similar four-week tour in the United States. Since May 2024, local Jewish groups have organized at least 16 such events featuring former captives, survivors, or victims\u2019 families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The choice of South Africa as a venue carries particular significance, as the country filed genocide charges against Israel at the International Court of Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Levy, the public talks serve a dual purpose. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of therapeutic for me,\u201d he told AFP after his hour-long address. \u201cIt\u2019s hard, but it helps.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, his primary motivation remains clear: \u201cFor me, the main mission is to bring everyone back. I think that everyone needs to hear what I\u2019ve been through and what others are still going through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community divisions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The speaking tour has exposed deep divisions within South Africa\u2019s Jewish community of approximately 50 000 people. While historically producing anti-apartheid stalwarts like Joe Slovo and Albie Sachs, the community now finds itself split over Israel\u2019s Gaza campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rina King from South African Jews for a Free Palestine (SAJFP) criticised the events, claiming organisers \u201care desperately trying to stop the hemorrhaging support for the genocide in the Jewish community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She argued the initiative attempts to \u201ccounter the dominant narrative\u201d by focusing on militant actions while \u201cpresenting themselves as victims,\u201d adding that \u201cmore and more\u201d Jews are supporting SAJFP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academic criticism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Steven Friedman, a University of Johannesburg political science professor and author of \u201cGood Jew, Bad Jew\u201d (2023), questioned the ethics of the speaking tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey ask a traumatised person to relive their trauma over and over again,\u201d Friedman told AFP. \u201cThe initiative claims to support victims, but in reality, it\u2019s about demonising the other side.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before Levy\u2019s address, Israeli embassy deputy head of mission Ariel Seidman – the most senior Israeli diplomat in South Africa since the ambassador\u2019s 2023 recall – emphasised the need for \u201cunity\u201d among the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Levy, speaking in South Africa held special importance precisely because of the country\u2019s critical stance toward Israel. He told AFP that visiting South Africa was more valuable than going to fully supportive countries where he would merely be \u201cpreaching to the choir.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The JNF is organising similar visits globally, including upcoming events in Australia featuring Eli Sharabi, who was held in the same tunnel as Levy, with additional tours planned for Britain and Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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