Jason Alexander joins ‘set me free’ campaign
"I wait every day to hug my father, and to go back home. Please set me free."
(Times of Israel) – Ahead of the United Nation’s World Children’s Day, celebrities from Israel and abroad have released videos speaking personally on behalf of the dozens of children kidnapped by Hamas.
Among those who participated in the project was Seinfeld star Jason Alexander, who spoke in the name of Ohad Munder-Zichri, an Israeli boy who turned nine last month in captivity.
Each celebrity began their video by showing a photograph of themselves as the same age of the child they are representing. Then they switched to show the hostage while declaring that they will be the youngster’s voice.
“Hi, I’m Ohad. I’m nine years old,” Alexander said in his video clip. “I’m a football player. I have two best friends, but I enjoy getting along with everyone and helping out. I don’t like to brag, but I’m really good at solving Rubik’s cubes,” he continues. “I wait every day to hug my father, and to go back home. Please set me free.”
Israel’s embassy in the United States posted Alexander’s video and thanked him for “lending your voice on behalf of Israeli hostages held in Gaza by Hamas terrorists”.
Aside from Alexander, other participants included Ukraine-born Israeli actor Mark Ivanir of Schindler’s List and The Good Shepherd, and Israeli figures such as pop star Ivri Lider, actress Alma Zack, actor Tomer Capone who has starred in the hit drama series Fauda, actress Daniel Gal, and acclaimed Israeli actor Sasson Gabai.
At the end of each video, the celebrity narrators ask, in the name of the child, “Please set me free.”
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