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Standing in front of an audience at Temple Emanu-El in New York City, former Hamas hostage Emily Damari received a standing ovation before she even began speaking. The 28-year-old survivor, freed after 471 days in captivity, addressed a packed synagogue alongside actress and activist Noa Tishbi, sharing the experience that has shaped every minute of her life since Oct. 7.

“It was a very important opportunity for me to share my story and the experience I had gone through as a hostage of Hamas in Gaza for 471 days,” Damari told Fox News Digital.

‘They shot my hand. They shot my dog.’

FREED HOSTAGE LAMENTS ISRAELI FANS BEING BARRED FROM UK SOCCER GAME OVER CONCERNS OF PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS

Damari, whose moment of release went viral after she

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