Mrs Damory, who describes her daughter as a Spurs fan who likes to come to the UK to visit family, go shopping and visit pubs, is disappointed with the British government.
She is currently in the UK meeting with political leaders, including the Prime Minister.
But she described the government’s recent decision to support a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as insufficient to secure the release of the hostages. The draft did call for their release, but it was vetoed by the US, which said it would not make it a precondition for a ceasefire.
“I really felt like they were stabbing me in the heart. There were no preconditions for the release of the hostages… It was basically signing a death warrant for her (Emily) because if there is a ceasefire without the release of the hostages, the hostages will be there forever,” Ms Damari said.
Now she wants them to do more.
“I really need the British government, if they can’t release her immediately, at least to get some humanitarian help or some signs of life, and let me know what’s going on because I’m desperate to get some signs of life.”
She added: “We keep talking about humanitarian aid to Gaza, but I don’t hear about humanitarian aid for the hostages who are being held in appalling conditions. I’m desperate to get humanitarian aid to her so that someone can see her. It’s a human right to let people see what’s happening to her.”
Ms Damari initially did not speak publicly about her daughter because she trusted the government and negotiators to secure her release. But now she wants the British public to understand that dual citizenship is kept.
“She’s the only British hostage being held… and I want people to help me get her out to be her voice because she can’t advocate for herself. She has no voice.”
More than 44,500 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched a military campaign in response to the Oct. 7 attack, according to the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry.
