An Israeli woman living in New York City, whose daughter was slain when Hamas terrorists invaded a music event last Saturday, has launched a tirade against anyone who supports Hamas.
According to the New York Post, Oriya Ricardo, 26, was among the approximately 260 persons killed in the incident, according to her mother, Hannie Ricardo.
“You have terrorists and a lot of people in America support them. In the name of freedom of speech, you let them talk and support these terrorists,” Ricardo said.
“They are hateful people and they live in order to kill. This is not war. In wars, as stupid as they are, they have armies fighting against armies,” she said.
“This was a Nazi-organized operation. This sort of cruelty you saw during the Holocaust. … Is this a war? It’s not a war. It’s slaughtering people for fun,” she said.
We’re learning more of the identities of the victims in Israel, and it’s already directly touching NYC.
An Upper East Side mom is mourning her daughter, Oriya Ricardo, who was murdered at the music festival. Her boyfriend found her body. Heart wrenching. https://t.co/EvZ1ENCcOa
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) October 12, 2023
Hannie Ricardo has lived in New York City for the past four years, according to the Daily News.
“I know you have this amendment of freedom of speech, but you also support that freedom of hate. What do you do with that? Freedom of hate — is that good? Just give me one good reason for freedom of hate,” she said.
Hannie Ricardo flew to Israel after the massacre.
“I was still hoping that she would come back to me,” she said, according to CBS. “I found a message from her on WhatsApp saying, ‘Mom, I love you so much,’ and I realized that was kind of a goodbye.”
“My girl tried to run away and cried, but they caught up to her after 100 meters from the car and shot her,” Hannie Ricardo told the Post.
According to NBC, Ricardo stated that her daughter’s boyfriend discovered her dead near the event venue.
She attempted to flee with a buddy, who was shot and murdered as they attempted to drive away. She had texted her partner that her buddy had died in her arms, then attempted to flee on foot but was killed.
Shira Eylon’s family heard on Wednesday that she, too, had died while fleeing for safety following the festival attack.
Adar Eylon, her sister, said she called her father as bombs began to fall at the start of the 7 a.m. attack, telling him she was too terrified to drive and would wait half an hour in the hopes that the issue would pass.
Shira afterward texted her father that she heard gunshots.
“That was it. We lost connection with her,” Adar Eylon said. “We couldn’t find her. The country was in complete chaos — no one would give us information.”
Her body was found in a wooded area where many festival attendees ran for shelter.
“They told me it felt like the Holocaust — Jews running away from Nazis,” Adar Eylon said.
But who determines what is and isn’t hate speech? Don’t even think of opening that can of worms. Unless it becomes a specific threat, it is simply speech and is protected. We must walk carefully here since the DOJ has tried to punish parents for speaking out against school boards.
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