Australian TV personality Erin Molan, recently dismissed from Sky News, has made her first public appearance since the controversy - touring an Israeli kibbutz devastated in Hamas's October 7 attack.
Walking through Kibbutz Nir Oz, where 25% of residents were either killed or taken hostage, Molan heard firsthand testimony from survivor Ron Spitzer, a film student who hid as terrorists turned his room into an ammunition depot.
"You're creating something meaningful from what was forced upon you," a visibly moved Molan told Spitzer, whose student housing appeared in Hamas propaganda videos that day.
Breaking her silence about her dismissal, Molan delivered a blistering critique of media double standards: "The hypocrisy is staggering. When people say 'pressure Hamas,' the response is 'they're just terrorists - let them be.' But pressure Israel? That's perfectly acceptable."
"We're watching the Middle East's only democracy fighting bloodthirsty killers on all fronts while desperately trying to bring home its people - including babies," she added. "The number of people falling for this narrative is simply unbelievable."
Molan visited as part of an Australian delegation including journalists and Jewish community leaders, organized by youth settlement group Kadma. The organization's Shani Melichi emphasized the importance of showing visitors "a community that lost one in four members to murder or kidnapping in a single terrible day."
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