Hamas hostage tunnel exhibit involves Boston: ‘The hostages must have visibility’

A Hamas hostage tunnel immersive exhibit is coming to town, as advocates attempt to present folks among the horror that hostages have been enduring in Gaza for greater than 10 months.

As Hamas terrorists nonetheless maintain greater than 100 folks hostage — together with Individuals — the exhibit on Boston Metropolis Corridor Plaza intends to supply perception into the hostages’ expertise.

Folks going to the exhibit beginning Sunday will stroll by way of a delivery container that’s coated with the faces of hostages — and listen to audio from physique cameras worn by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 and video from contained in the tunnels. The exhibit was designed in session with hostages who had been launched in November.

“There’s a mattress on the floor and a bathroom area, so visitors can appreciate the extremely harsh conditions that individuals have experienced in the tunnels since Oct. 7,” Douglas​​​​ Hauer, the lead organizer of the exhibit, instructed the Herald.

He emphasised the significance of elevating consciousness of the vulnerability of the hostages.

“We need to speak out. Silence is unacceptable,” Hauer mentioned. “We need to amplify the situation of the hostages, and speak out for people who can’t be heard right now.

“This is not a political exhibit. It’s an exhibit against terror,” he added. “We reject terror, and we believe that the hostages must have visibility.”

The exhibit appeared earlier than the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, in February, and on the Nationwide Mall in Washington, D.C., in March.

There have been no counter-protests at these places earlier this yr, however “we’re on the heels of a period of extreme disruption,” Hauer mentioned.

“The concerns about the vulnerability of the exhibit have been increased by the conduct of anti-Israel and antisemitic protesters,” Hauer added.

He has been working with native legislation enforcement to make sure they’ve safety in place.