Released October 7th hostage is blocked by mob at speaking event chanting ‘Hamas is coming’

Hamas hostage survivor Noa Argamani had a terse message for “terror sympathizers” who “crossed the line” while protesting an event.

Since her rescue from Gaza after months in terrorist captivity following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack perpetrated by Hamas, 27-year-old Argamani has endeavored to be a voice for those still held nearly 21 months later. This included an invitation to speak at an event at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada, where the only exit was reportedly blocked and a protester was heard shouting, “Hamas is coming.”

Taking to X Saturday, a few days after the event hosted by the Jewish National Fund, Argamani shared a video clip of the school’s Palestinian Solidarity Group protesting that included the alleged shout with the caption, “Hamas came. Hamas kidnapped me. Hamas murdered my friends. But I won; I survived. Now, I speak for those who can’t. I’ll keep exposing Hamas’ crimes and fighting for the hostages’ release–including my partner, Avinatan. I refuse to let terror sympathizers control the narrative.”

Hamas came. Hamas kidnapped me. Hamas murdered my friends. But I won; I survived. Now, I speak for those who can’t.

I’ll keep exposing Hamas’ crimes and fighting for the hostages’ release—including my partner, Avinatan.

I refuse to let terror sympathizers control the narrative. https://t.co/93jfdPDAKW

— Noa Argamani (@ArgamaniNoa) June 28, 2025

Little more than a year earlier, Argamani had been rescued as part of a joint operation by the Israel Defense Forces, the Israel Security Agency, and the Israel police alongside Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv.

In addition to speaking engagements, the former hostage, who was seen being kidnapped from the Nova music festival on the back of a motorbike, was also received as a guest of President Donald Trump in March alongside others who had been rescued.

“‘Shalom Hamas’ means Hello and Goodbye — You can choose,” the president said in a message directed at the terrorists posted the day of the meeting. “Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you. Only sick and twisted people keep bodies, and you are sick and twisted!”

As she said in her post, Argamani’s advocacy also included efforts to see her boyfriend Avinatan Or released as one of 50 hostages reportedly still held by the terrorists.

Reacting to the protests, Miriam Kaplan, chair of the event, told The J that the effort to block exit from the event was a “disgraceful attempt to intimidate a survivor.”

“These students crossed the line from free speech into aggression,” she added.

Likewise, The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs expressed in a statement, “Blocking a hostage survivor is unconscionable. This is not a protest but intimidation of a vulnerable witness to terror.”

Worth noting while the Windsor Police confirmed no arrests had been made, and University of Windsor President Robert Gordon had not responded to The J’s request for comment, the Canada Revenue Agency revoked the Jewish National Fund of Canada’s charitable status in July 2024 after a complaint over donations being diverted toward building infrastructure for the IDF, which CBC reported was a violation of Canadian tax rules.

Unlike the reception outside the university, Argamani was lauded on social media as a “true hero.”

You’re a true, brave hero, Noa

— Moshe Emilio Lavi (@MosheELavi) June 28, 2025

You are a true hero Noa
We love you

— Matt Kapulsky (@Mattkapulsky) June 29, 2025

You’re phenomenal!! You are a true hero @ArgamaniNoa !!!!

— Esmeralda Marquerite (@Esmeralda_Ez) June 29, 2025

You’re an inspiration. We love you, Noa!

— Enoch Scowl (@thegoyn3xtdoor) June 29, 2025

You’ve got more courage than most. Keep speaking out-their lies can’t silence the truth. We’re with you in this fight.

— AMIRAN (@Amiran_Zizovi) June 28, 2025

Staff Writer

Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn’t researching current events and their impacts, you’ll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.

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