Even in the darkest hours we have been witness to greatness, courage, strength and compassion in us as a people; it is hard to ignore that there are some who choose at this time to return to the discourse of hate – we must rise above divisive rhetoric and hear our children's cry for peace within us

I want you to know that sometimes hearing 'Wow, you lost weight' is not a compliment, because how can I explain that for weeks I was unable to eat anything while the smell of burnt corpses remained in my nose

Opinion: American citizens deserve protection and action from their government; US has a history of rescuing captives abroad and lack of similar commitment in freeing these American hostages held by Hamas is unacceptable