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This evening, I spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives honoring the memory of Omer Neutra: · Eight years ago, I met a 14-year-old Solomon Schechter School freshman at the local Salute to Israel event at the Sid Jacobson JCC on Long Island. His name was Omer Neutra. When I met Omer’s parents, Ronen and Orna Neutra, in December 2023, they described Omer as a “likable” “big, goofy kid,” who excelled in sports, and who other kids liked to be around. After graduating from Solomon Schechter School, Omer, whose grandparents were Holocaust survivors, decided that before going to Binghamton University, he would join the Israel Defense Forces. Instead of just staying for a year, he worked his way up to become a tank commander. · On October 7th, 2023, Omer was a victim of the surprise attack by the Hamas terrorists. · For 420 days, Omer’s parents, and his brother Daniel, have done everything they can, with the love and support of hundreds of thousands of others, to free their son from captivity. Every day, they soldiered on through alternating deep sorrow and brief bursts of hopefulness. They went from crushing anxiety to steely determination… · Yesterday morning, we learned that this young man, this bright light, this courageous idealist, … made the ultimate sacrifice. Omer has not been alive for the past 422 days. He was murdered on October 7th. · Now all of his family’s alternating emotions have been replaced with deep grief. We who know them, grieve with them. We thank God for the gift of his life. We pray for the Neutras. And tonight, we rededicate ourselves to Omer’s just cause. We resolve to move forward, guided by his example, his courage, and his memory. · May his memory be a blessing, Am Yisrael Chai!

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