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Beastly Boy

(13,128 posts) Fri May 30, 2025, 01:01 PM May 30

Lawsuit: Hamas captors showed hostage report about Columbia protesters, called them 'our own people' [View all]

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Source: Times of Israel

Hamas captors holding Israeli hostage Shlomi Ziv showed him news about protesters at Columbia University, according to a new legal filing.

While playing the news report for Ziv, his captors said, “You see, we have our own people everywhere,” the lawsuit says. “They then told him that Hamas has an ‘army’ operating out of Gaza that focuses specifically on media and sending Hamas propaganda and messaging throughout America and all around the world,” the lawsuit says.

The legal filing is an amended complaint filed yesterday in the federal Southern District court of New York.

The new details about Ziv’s captivity add to his testimony in a separate lawsuit. In that case, Ziv said his captors told him they were collaborating with campus protesters.

Read more: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/lawsuit-hamas-captors-showed-hostage-report-about-columbia-protesters-called-them-our-own-people/

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Lawsuit: Hamas captors showed hostage report about Columbia protesters, called them 'our own people' [View all] Beastly Boy May 30 OP

Hamas has an 'army' operating out of Gaza that focuses specifically on media and sending Hamas propaganda and messaging Richard D May 30 #1

Criminalizing any criticism of Israel in the US is not far away. Bok_Tukalo May 30 #2

What are you referring to? Beastly Boy May 30 #3

No. . .remember Hamas good. Israel bad. No matter what happens, it's always Israel. AZLD4Candidate May 30 #5

With us or against us, eh? Bok_Tukalo May 30 #19

Cancelled? Interesting choice of words. . .this is the same thing MAGAts claim when they get challenged. AZLD4Candidate May 30 #6

And, there it is. the Deflecting isn't working. Cha May 30 #15

That's been obvious from day one. yardwork May 30 #4

Here is an article about the lawsuit itself. The premise seems... reACTIONary May 30 #7

Yet, the lawsuit is proceeding and the witnesses are being deposed. Beastly Boy May 30 #8

Keep us up to date .... reACTIONary May 30 #9

As of now, I can only keep you inforrmed that this is not a criminal case. Beastly Boy May 30 #10

One of the four defendant in the lawsuit is .... reACTIONary May 30 #11

None of the defendant's statemens were accepted as evidence in the case. Ziv's statement was. Beastly Boy May 30 #12

Will it make it to a jury? Maybe you know if... reACTIONary May 30 #13

Yes I do know. The motion to dismiss was filed and dismissed Beastly Boy May 30 #16

Thanks for the update! I'll ... reACTIONary May 30 #17

Many of us Knew That. Of course there's always Cha May 30 #14

Post removed Post removed May 30 #18

I have no idea what to do with this unsolicited link Beastly Boy May 30 #20

AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve May 30 #21