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Date: 2023-11-13
Vivian Silver, peace activist thought to have been taken hostage, was killed on Oct. 7, officials say
NBC news reports: By Rich Schapiro
Vivian Silver, a renowned Canadian-Israeli peace activist who was believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas, was actually killed at her kibbutz on the day of the attack, officials said Monday.
Silver, 74, was last heard from around 11 a.m. on Oct. 7 when she texted friends and family members that she was hiding in her house at kibbutz Be’eri and could hear gunfire and people screaming.
As the days passed with no word from the authorities that her body was found, Silver’s family suspected that she was abducted by Hamas fighters.
Vivian Silver. Vivian Silver via Facebook
But Israel’s consul general in Toronto, Idit Shamir, announced Monday that she has been confirmed dead, killed by Hamas at her kibbutz.
“Tragic news: Vivian Silver, the Canadian-Israeli peace activist previously thought to be taken hostage, has been confirmed dead, murdered by Hamas in Kibbutz Beeri,” Shamir posted on X. “Our hearts go out to her family and friends. May her memory be a blessing.”
It was not immediately clear how her remains were identified or why it took nearly five weeks to do so.
Her son, Yonatan Zeigen, told CBC News on Monday that his mother’s remains had been found earlier at the kibbutz, but had only just been identified. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News.
Silver, who was born and raised in Winnipeg, moved to Israel in 1974. For nearly 50 years, she advocated for peace and worked to improve the plight of Palestinians.
Women Wage Peace, an organization where she worked, said in an X post that she was murdered in her home at the kibbutz.
“Our hearts are shattered,” the organization added.
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