Ditza Or, mother of Avinatan Or, who survived 738 days in Hamas captivity, said on Wednesday that the Jewish people stands at a historic crossroads.

“Now is the time to advance the national dream of the people of Israel, the fulfillment of divine prophecy and the ultimate redemption of all humanity,” Or said in an address to “The Future of Judea and Samaria” conference in Jerusalem.

She described her son’s return as part of the current ceasefire with Hamas as “a wondrous miracle.” Avinatan, the second of her seven children, was raised in Shiloh—the first capital of ancient Israel—where his family home overlooks the site of the biblical Tabernacle that stood for 369 years. Avinatan drew his strength from that sacred landscape, she said. His Hebrew name, Avinatan Or, means “my father in

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