Yossi, 655 days have passed since that cursed day, and only now has the time come to bury you with honor in the Land of Israel.
During all the time we spent together in captivity, we shared so many experiences from our travels around the world, discovered many common passions, and imagined how we would leave Gaza, return to our families, and fulfill all our dreams.
You told me about your amazing family, who later became my family too. You told me about Nira and your daughters, and you always spoke of them with such admiration. From your stories, I couldnât wait to meet them.
You told me about your brothers, sisters, and your mother, and you promised that as soon as we returned you would bring me the famous jachnun that everyone waits for every Saturday.
But in a single moment, just as the house we were in exploded, all those dreams vanished.
That day will stay with me until my last. I will never understand why, why I am here and you are not.
The three of us sat side by side, you, Itay, and me, and now I stand in the cemetery in Beâeri where both of you are buried in the ground.
I tried everything to save you, Yossi, but it was already too late. I am so sorry.
Thank you for the time we shared, for being by my side through the hardest moments, and for holding me when I broke down. Thank you for teaching me what humility and unity truly mean.
I promise to carry forward your spirit and your path for the rest of my life.
Thank you for everything.
Hey @GretaThunberg , why donât you sail to my country Yemen where more than 10 million children are starving? Is it because there wonât be any cameras waiting for you there?
Iâm sure Chris Martin thought he was doing the right thing when he told two Israeli girls on stage that he would âtreat them as equal human beings.â
The boos from the crowd were probably incredibly unexpected from a normal person with empathy, and so he quickly added a "shoutout to Palestine" to appease the crowd.
But, at the end of the day, he took two girls who more than likely just wanted to enjoy some music and made them targets. While I genuinely and wholeheartedly believe his motives were pure, he still ended up reducing two young ladies to political pawns in a conflict.
Everyone deserves to exist without their identity being reduced to someone elseâs war, and that's why I have a problem with what he did.