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Natalie Sanandaji, survivor of the Nova music festival massacre in southern Israel on October 7th, was interviewed by Just The News last week, recounting her horrific experience and sharing how the traumatic ordeal transformed her life.
Watch: Nova Music Festival Survivor Natalie Sanandaji details her story of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack https://t.co/TjqURUAQrg
— Just the News (@JustTheNews) January 12, 2024
Sanandaji, a 28-year-old Long Island native, started working for the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) as a public affairs officer following her return to the United States.
“After October 7th, I realized I had a choice,” Sanandaji said. “I could either let myself be guided by hate and live my life through hate because of what happened to me, or I could choose to take what happened to me and make something good out of it and try to make a change. Because hate is only going to create more hate, adding gas to the fire, and what I want to do is diminish that fire and put it out.”
Watch: Natalie Sanandaji describes how she’s building a better future following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack https://t.co/R6oDStOdAG
— Just the News (@JustTheNews) January 12, 2024
Last month, Sanandaji went back to Israel on a visit during which she was reunited with the man who saved her and her friends on October 7th.
Sanandaji told Just The News about her work at CAM building ties between peoples of all faiths.
“I’ve met so many people who are so open to communication, and it really gives me a lot of hope,” she said. “Online you can see a lot of hate, and sometimes it can make you feel really hopeless for the future. But through working with CAM, I’ve been able to meet so many people who are open to a better future, and it definitely gives me a lot more hope.”
Watch: Natalie Sanandaji hopes to see a post-Hamas Gaza living in a democracy https://t.co/YqiWVvehUl
— Just the News (@JustTheNews) January 12, 2024
