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I was a Hamas hostage — and I won’t cower from Hasan Piker’s hate

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On Wednesday night, I visited the University of Texas at Austin to address students there — and so did notorious Twitch streamer Hasan Piker.

I, a female survivor of Hamas’ brutal terror, came to share my story at the campus’ Chabad student center.

On an auditorium stage half a mile away stood Piker, who once said about the day I was shot and taken: “It doesn’t matter if rapes f–king happened on Oct. 7, like that doesn’t change the dynamic for me even this much.”

This man sold out the 460-seat venue where he spoke within 20 minutes, and another 2,500 people joined a waiting list.

He isn’t a fringe character on college campuses; he’s increasingly becoming the mainstream on campus. 

But his enthusiastic fans are the people who most need to hear my story.

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On the morning of Oct. 7, 2023, I was dancing at the Nova music festival.

I was 21 and naive, enjoying some fun with my friends during a weekend that would feel familiar to any of the students I met in Austin.

But in moments, my life changed........

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