James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I will continue reading the names of hostages held by Hamas: Moran Yanai, 40; Adrienne 'Aviva' Siegel, 62, and her husband, Keith Samuel Siegel, 64; Ron Sherman, 19; Ditza Heiman, 84; Elia Cohen, 27; Elkana Bohbot, 34; Agam Berger, 19; Raz Ben Ami, 57, and her husband, Ohad Ben Ami, 55; Nick Beiser, 19; Yuval Brodetz, eight, Oriya Brodetz, 4½, Ofri Brodetz, 10, and their mum, Hagar Brodetz, 40; Naama Levy, 19; Almog Meir Jan, 21; Karina Ariev, 19; Noa Argamani, 26; Or Avinathan, 30; Liri Elbag, 18; Mia Schem, 21; Yaffa Adar, 85; Omer Wenkert, 22; Carmel Gat, 39; Kfir Bibas, nine months, his brother, Ariel Bibas, four, their mum, Shiri Bibas, 32, and their dad, Yarden Bibas, 34; Erez Kalderon, 11, his sister, Sahar Kalderon, 16, and their dad, Ofer Kalderon, 53; and, finally, Louis Har, 70.

In the Senate of Australia I have read the names of those kidnapped. The souls held hostage by Hamas are no mere list; the are the line between light and darkness. Until all are home in the light, all of us are in the shadows of Hamas.