Condition of terror victims and relatives in decline
Since the release of 1,027 terrorists from Israeli prisons in October, the health of many of their victims has sharply declined.
Last Wednesday night, Benny Firstatter passed away. Benny's daughter Smadar was murdered in 2003 in the bus 37 suicide bombing in Haifa. Benny used his experience as a senior attorney on the Haifa police force in the successful fight to prevent the perpetrators of the bombing from entering a plea bargain to reduce their jail sentences. Benny was in a poor psychological state ever since his daughter was murdered, but when several
of "his" terrorists were released from jail in October, he took a sharp turn for the worse. In his wife's words, the Shalit deal "finished him<http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/152913>."
Then, over the weekend we lost Yaacov Kinarti of Ofra, whose life largely was spent tending his son Dvir after the boy was severely wounded in a 2008 terrorist attack on a road in the Binyamin region. Yaacov was a respected veteran educator and took part in a number of Almagor public relations activities.
This is in addition to a bereaved relative who committed suicide months ago in response to the release of "his" murderers from prison.
These deaths are reflective of many terror victims and bereaved relatives who since October have closed themselves up at home, severely depressed and unsure of what to do with themselves. The occurrence of various cancers and heart problems in the terror-stricken population is remarkably high. In addition to their frustration and anger at the release of the terrorists, they suffer from bouts of deep depression and hopelessness, and feel betrayed by an Israeli society which seems indifferent to their plight. Meir Indor, director of Almagor, and a son of Holocaust survivors, compares their pain and despair to Holocaust survivors who couldn’t find peace of mind as long as Nazi war criminals walked around free. He says that dozens of bereaved victims managed to overcome their feelings of anger and despair by actively participating in the Almagor public campaign to keep the terrorists in jail, but when the killers went free, their faith in life was shattered.
The Almagor Terror Victims Association would be pleased to provide you with interviews and information on this topic. It is our view that the well-being of the victims of terror has not been given its due in the public discourse since the Shalit abduction in 2006.
For all inquiries please reply to this message or call + 972-52-423-9870.
Thank you.
Almagor Terror Victims Association
No comments:
Post a Comment