Hamas Hostage's Mom Won't Back Down: 'We Will Not Stop'

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Rachel Goldberg is on a non-stop mission to bring her son home from captivity, spending the past seven months in a valiant, heart-wrenching, and inspiring quest to rescue him from the grips of terror. Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was captured by Hamas Oct. 7, while attending the Nova music festival. And since that day, his mother has fiercely fought for his safe return, with her courageous advocacy landing her a place on Time's "100 Most Influential People of 2024" list.
Most recently, Goldberg has spoken out about Hamas' decision to release an April 24 video of her son - footage that shows him alive at the time of its recording. The video was the first visible sign since the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel that Hersh was still alive. "It was a very surreal experience," Goldberg-Polin told CBN News of the clip. "After 201 days, to suddenly hear Hersh's voice was just unbelievable, indescribable, and to see him moving."
However, she also described the difficulty in seeing the obvious health impact of Hersh's capture and captivity. Seeing her vibrant son before Oct. 7 juxtaposed against the video was tough. "It was very hard to see he's clearly in a very fragile medical and compromised medical state," she said. "It was the first time that we're seeing him with the stump of what used to be his left forearm and hand." Despite Hersh losing his arm, having signs of bruising, and being without proper medical treatment for months, Goldberg-Polin said she was elated to have "proof of life" and to be able to celebrate that fact.
"We were extremely grateful, even though it was hard," she said. When Goldberg-Polin was asked what has kept her so vocal and persistent in recent months, as she's commanded audiences with politicians, religious leaders, and others, she said it's really a "reflexive" response on the part of any parent in her position. "A lot of it is, I think, simply the natural response that a mother or a father has when their child is in danger," she said.
Goldberg-Polin also credited prayer as a centering act and something she does "throughout the day" in addition to reciting Psalms. "That is of great comfort to us," she said, expressing gratitude to the people all over the world who have reached out to pray. Our Christian friends and neighbors have been above and beyond exemplary in terms of their outpouring of love, support, and prayer for Hersh and the other hostages."
Amid all of the noise and debate surrounding Israel, Gaza, and the war that followed Hamas' terror, Goldberg-Polin encouraged people to remember the plight of those captured.
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[@carlheft4011]

Praying your son will be returned to you safely and in good health as soon as possible.

[@CBNnewsonline]

Thank you for sharing your concern and joining us in prayer, friend.

[@suenidasa6497]

YOU HAVE INCREDIBLE STRENGTH, MOM!

[@karenthorneycroft3309]

We continue to pray🙏

[@nilusamarasinghe7569]

My dear be strong your son will come back dont give up .god bless

[@perlaperezgutierrez4761]

Hersh mom is such a wonderful mother and person. Remarkable human being! I have seen her in many interviews. I pray for her also.

[@qiuwbr091]

Thoughts and prayers for Rachel’s son and his family.

[@moniquevanoosterhout6101]

Dear Rachel, my heart and prayers goes out to you and your family, especially Hersh. Keep going! Just so much love to you. You are an amazing exemplary mother. Thank you for being so inspiring!

[@th...........7793]

Get close to the Father Heart of God. Put your trust only in HIM. You re a brave lady. Jesus will make ALL THINGS NEW.Look up. Rapture of the Church is at hand.

[@user-wm8lo8ko3g]

IT IS THE WORST NIGHTMARE PARENTS EVER CAN HAVE, BUT THIS A REAL NIGHTMARE, NOT IF YOU WAKEUP AND THE NIGHTMARE IS GONE. I CANNOT IMAGINE MYSEL AS A MOTHER IN THIS SITUATION.❤FRIM SOUTH AFRICA, GOD BE WITH YOU AND HERSH, HE WILL COME OUT THERE, FREE AND ALIVE FROM THE TERRORISTS HANDS, GOD WILL MEET THEM WITH HIS WRATH!

[@terryna9246]

Heartfelt prayers for strength and perseverance for mom and family. bring Hersch and all the hostages home safely quickly so they can begin healing in Jesus name 🙏🏼

[@user-db3vi9rt1u]

So hope your Son will be home safely very soon ❤ from Scotland.

[@jean4110]

Praying for the hostages. I appreciate the coverage & Rachaels ability to keep reminding us to keep praying for the release 🙏🏻

[@aradhanakumar9157]

Praying for your son Hersh should be safely returned to you and all the hostages to their families..You are a great and strong mom..Be Positive at all times..The God will always help and bless you all

[@greatfulchristian4314]

May The Lord continue to give you His Strength during this really difficult time waiting to have your loved one return to you.

[@RVAN-rj4ec]

RACHEL GOLDBERG, I HAVE BEEN THINKING OF YOU, AND SEEN AND HEARD HOW ACTIVE YOU ARE, NOT ONLY FOR YOUR SON, BUT FOR ALL HOSTAGES. RACHEL, GOD IS CARRYING YOU THROUGH... YES INDEED SISTER THANK GOD...GOD IS ON THE THRONE, AND HE WILL NEVER FORGET HIS OWN...LOOK AFTER YOURSELF, YOUR PHYSICAL BEING. HUGS TO YOU FROM 1000'S OF MILES FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE.. WE ARE ALL PRAYING FOR THE HOSTAGES, FOR ISRAEL, FOR THE FAMILIES IN ISRAEL AND FOR THE UNREST IN ISRAEL...O GOD HAVE MERCY.. ❤❤❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢😢 1:21- LOOK AFTER YOURSELF...

[@bimbalful]

😢❤

[@user-yg3cm3yt6e]

Prayers ❤

[@LisaPrincipe-kf1xf]

Prayers for your son are going around the world. God knows. He hears. He loves us. Ave Marie!

[@underhiswings4479]

Praying for you both, Rachel🙏🏻❤️

[@NubiaFlores-yn2pt]

I’m praying for Israel and the hostages to be free from Hamas! 🙏🏻💔🇮🇱🎗️🇮🇱

[@debbiebrodfuehrer4327]

Rachel, from the first day I’ve prayed for Hersh and for your family. May God give you peace beyond understanding while you wait.

[@jordanthonnes9412]

Praying for Your SON 🇺🇸✝️

[@victoriaprior5406]

Unimaginable….. brave beautiful mother ❤ all positive thought and light in the universe to bring back all the hostages. ❤

[@jenniferbruce5470]

Praying for you and your son and the rest of the hostages 🙏❤️🇮🇱 Thanks CBN for your coverage of this 🙏❤️

[@laudinemunday-kw8zq]

I'm praying for your son and family and all the hostages and for Israel from South Africa!! Herch will come home safe God is good all the time and forever will be with Israel 🙌🙌❤️❤️💯

[@amypope9098]

I’d rather have an UN alived child then 1 over there with those monsters!!! Prayers for these families that do not know what’s going on. May HaShem always protect his own & bring these families peace!! 🙏🌹🙏

[@ELKA197]

RACHEL GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY STANDIND WITH ALL OF ISRAEL AND EACH ONE OF WE JEWS ON THIS EARTH AM YISRAEL CHAI BRING THEM HOME NOW RACHEL YOU ARE A LIONESS💙🙏💙🙏💙🙏

[@Sunshine-do3yv]

We are with you,your family, ...🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏✡️✡️🌹with LOVE...... Prayers 🙏🙏🙏🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🎗️🎗️🎗️🎗️🎗️🌍🌍🌍💐💐💐💐🪷🪷🪷🪷AM YISRAEL CHAI FOREVER 🌺🌺🌺 ✝️✝️✝️🌄🌄🌄

[@CAM-wk3dj]

Never back down! May the Lord Bless you and Fight for you♥️

[@leilamiller8201]

🙏💔😪😪✡❤🙏 Sweet dear mother your son Hersh the Hero is very much that a Hero. I am so very sorry this happened ❤❤🙏

[@theantagonizer958]

Very strong mother.

[@nldoratt8203]

❤

[@angeline9435]

The videos of OCT 7TH ,cannot be uploaded here because no human ever seen such thing in their entire life..

[@carolclark4258]

This was my lift, my Sunday morning pick-me-up, my sermon to hear for today. Thank you both. As a Evangelical who does not fit in the conservative Christian mainstream, this says everything. Hope and beauty beyond the ashes and despair. I could not find anything helpful or hopeful to listen to this morning until this found me. So I will hold this in my heart today. Bless you, Rachel, in my prayers for certain. And thank you CBN for such a sincere piece.

[@rosmariegisin4475]

Praying for all hostages Family and for Israel 🍀🍀🍀🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️😢😢😢

[@j4j.c913]

Rachel.. praying often that the Lord wraps His arms around you during this horrible time apart for you, your family and your Hersh. We cannot imagine what you are going through - it is enough to witness- but we can pray and our creator hears- He listens to these prayers and holds you through your tears. I pray that Hersh is returned into your arms swiftly. And all the other beautiful souls who are still in captivity. May Gods peace and presence keep you strong. Much love from Australia 🇦🇺 Lord God almighty, please bring them home safely. To God be the glory.

[@mariecarey3514]

Praying continuously for Hersh and all the hostages. Praying also that those holding them would show kindness.. ❤️✝️❤️ 🙏❤️

[@rietyroughton6146]

Sending lots of love, Rachel. Blessings and prayers

[@Dassi1068]

Dear Rachel, me and my family live just around the corner from you and when we pass your home, we look up to the number of days being flipped everyday Hersch and the others are in captivity! As we look up we are looking up to the heavens...Hashem and pray with everything inside of our neshamas that Hersch is holding on and the others with every fiber of being inside them! Stay strong and sending you love and light and prayers always!💪💕🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@heyigotchaosjuice7091]

They really do try to illuminate everyone being held in each and every interview I've seen them do. It would be so easy to do to be laser focused von just their son but they never have acted that way. I pray this family, as well as ALL OF THE OTHER FAMILIES, get their family members back safe and sound. Rachel is an angel on Earth.

[@patrickbonterre3267]

My dear sister thank you sweetie for your courage I am praying for you all and keep doing what you are doing the mighty God of Jacob will continue to bless Israel they're God chosen nation love you all and God's blessings in the of Jesus Christ you will get back your child .🤗🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@brettdethmers7411]

Prayers that your son is safely returned to you and your family. 💕🙏🏻💕

[@shulahamilton1793]

YOU ARE MAKING ME CRY! My love.

[@margreteivesdal531]

I pray for the hostages. Thank you so much for sharing! Jesaia 41,10. Margrete from Norway

[@dianaber3941]

Shabbat Shalom Rachel, you are not alone. We are praying for Hersh. Am Israel Jai 🙏🇮🇱🇺🇸❤️

[@niroopaulvictor4184]

Only God will help Israel ,when they accept JESUS AS THEIR MESSAIAH.

[@LilyGazou]

Heartbreaking. Stay strong.

[@NuineSapak]

I am still praying that God will intervene by rescuing the hostages, and bring them through the effort of the IDF and the Isreali Government. We are still praying for Israel, and we love you all. Watching from Papua New Guinea.

[@HopefulInterventions]

🙏🙏😢

[@JoshuaFinancialPL]

it's painful but there are millions of lives at stake, and the govnt should NOT trade convicted criminals back to terrorists. that's how Sinwar got back on the street after over 20 years in jail. one prisoner swap years ago, and your daughters, plus the entire nation, pay. knowing what your daughter is going through now, what would you have told the govnt to do on that hostage deal years ago?we love your daughter - but we can't trade her life today for thousands of innocent lives in the future who didnt have a say in the matter. like what happened to you.

[@qiuwbr091]

pay attention this is about her son.

[@marydummett9499]

😔😔😭🙏

[@EstherZuniga-wl2mr]

With God everything is possible 🙏 Your son will come home safely🇺🇸 🇮🇱 We continue to stand in prayer 💗🙏

[@Indepthtravel]

🙏

[@cigalleettinger8295]

prayers for strength, peace and love to the families and hostages and to all of Israel ❤️🇮🇱❤️🎗 such a brave and well spoken lady. I was so impressed how she is so sensitive to all sides of the conflict and to humanity. thanks for spreading light and kindness 🌸

[@cherylziervogel1779]

Gracious and strong!! God bless you dear Rachel ❤❤❤

[@charlottecolon6704]

🙏🙏🙏

[@lynncrf]

His poor mother looks completely worn down after the stress of the past seven months.

[@awesomejnaba9248]

❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@lulaverdivernaza6806]

Con toda la fuerza, con toda la energía para que su hijo y todos los secuestrados regresen

[@princess4ever110]

After 7 months ? Nobody cares about these people why

[@element2138]

Corrupt Jihad- supporters like you, don't care. Normal people care. You don't represent anyone else.

[@lynncrf]

Because Hamas' long running PR campaign about being the oppressed victim is working on people who don't understand western values and freedoms. Cultural Marxism infiltrated the education systems a few decades back and it is showing now.

[@shulahamilton1793]

I am a Jew that lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina and have an extended family in Israel. There is not to much to say. AM YISRAEL CHAI!

[@deborahmcgowen1549]

Joshua 1:9 For The LORD Your God Is With You Wherever You Go As an American Tax Payer And Christian I am praying for miracles and for healing for supernatural rescue Daniel 12:1 That the Holy Angel Michael br released to rescue the hostages For God to show the World His promises to His Eternal people The Jews The Israeli people We stand with you Deborah McGowen USA Tax Payer

[@patrickbonterre3267]

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