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Renowned Canadian-born Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver is confirmed killed in Hamas attack

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JERUSALEM — Vivian Silver, a Canadian-born Israeli activist who devoted her life to seeking peace with the Palestinians, was confirmed killed in Hamas’ Oct. 7 incursion into southern Israel. For 38 days, Silver, who had moved to Israel in the 1970s and made her home in Kibbutz Be’eri, had been believed to be among the … Read more

Hamas kidnapped activist Vivian Silver. Her son wants the war to stop.

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November 7, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. EST Yonatan Zeigen, left, and his brother Chen — the sons of Vivian Silver, who was kidnapped by Hamas from Kibbutz Beeri on Oct. 7 — in Yonatan’s apartment in Tel Aviv on Oct. 27. (Sandra Mehl for The Washington Post) Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave … Read more