Dr Hussam Abu Safiya deserves the title of “Hostage of the Year 2025”

If the world were honest with itself, it would admit that some crimes no longer bother to hide. They are committed openly, in full view of cameras, satellites, and international institutions that claim to be watching, documenting, and safeguarding human rights. In 2025, if there were a grim global title that captured this reality, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya would be its most visible recipient. Not because he sought attention, but because his abduction was designed to be seen. Dr Abu Safiya, a senior Palestinian physician and hospital director in Gaza, was taken directly from his workplace. He was wearing his medical gown. A tank stood where an ambulance should have been. Soldiers replaced patients. The scene was not chaotic; it […]