A 23-year-old German-Israeli woman who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival by Hamas militants on October 7 has been declared dead, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.

“We are devastated to share that the body of 23 year old German-Israeli Shani (Louk) was found and identified,” the ministry posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday.

A source involved with her identification told CNN Louk’s death was announced after forensic examiners found a bone fragment from her skull.

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      She was brutalized and humiliated specifically because of MWWS. To cite that phenomenon without context reads like they’re trying to shame people for being disgusted by disgusting behavior. It’s as if, because of the existence of MWWS, we shouldn’t feel concern - when, the reality is that the reason MWWS is a problem isn’t because people care too much about white women, it’s because people care too little about non-white women.

      A more useful invocation of the MWWS is when a non-white woman is brutalized and no one seems to care, not when it’s a white woman and people do.

      The point of equality isn’t to treat privileged people worse, it’s to treat underprivileged people better.

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      Could you explain why pointing out a instance of a real phenomena is pearl clutching?

      Because she was the first hostage that I didn’t have to search about. And big surprise it was a early twenties conventionally attractive white woman. I hesitate to say privileged, but it appears that she had some.

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        She was German, but 'non white ’ Germans were celebrating her death in the streets while handing out free Baklava. I live in Berlin and been to Sonnenallee ( where mass protest pro Palestine where Geld ). Some white privileged German was arguing how they can celebrate her death while a not privileged person was saying: das war ne dreckige Juden Fotze. Which translates to ‘she was just a dirty Jew cunt’. I was a witness myself

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          She looks pretty damn white to me.

          Edit: I also am not going to believe you without proof.