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More than 7,000 people gathered Sunday afternoon near the United Nations Headquarters in New York calling for the return of the remaining 133 hostages in the largest rally outside of Israel to date. 

Hostages' family members and rescued hostage Louis Har were joined by members of Congress, local community leaders as well as over 150 organizations including synagogues, churches and schools. 

Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett was also in attendance and seen embracing Ruby Chen, father of deceased hostage Itay Chen. 

The rally began with an exhibit by activists with the Hostage and Missing Families Forum chained in cages with the goal of shocking passersby and reminding them what life in captivity looks like.

The Israeli government's lack of transparency and lack of accessibility with the hostage families is a national embarrassment, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of 35-year-old Israeli-American hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen, told The Post on Friday after a press conference in New York. 

Our government doesn't seem that worried about the hostages or willing to sacrifice to get them home, Dekel-Chen said, noting that a deal will require a painful sacrifice. 

Dekel-Chen accused the coalition of elevating voices from the Tikvah group, which he said represents a minority of the families. Dekel-Chen said that almost all of the hostages are not in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's constituency or those of his coalition. 

"That's why there's raging in the streets. That's the desperation, that's the hopelessness, that our government is essentially selling a fantasy to its own constituency in order to stay in power," Dekel-Chen told The Post. "And it will continue to do so to do whatever it has to fulfil its priority and the Prime Minister's priority, which is to stay in power."