Attempts to push Hamas to a short and limited hostage exchange by striking in Gaza is a Band-Aid rather than a true solution that will bring the hostages home, Ronen Neutra, father of slain hostage Omer Neutra, told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
“For over a year and a half now, we have been told that Hamas will be defeated. But Hamas hasn’t been defeated, and there is no agreed-on plan for what is going to happen after Hamas,” he said.
There is a feeling that the Israeli government is dragging its feet, he added, saying that it seems they are “trying to earn another day and another day.”
In a horrible way, this somewhat aligns with Hamas’s own goal of survival, Neutra added.
Ronen and his wife, Orna, have been fighting for 18 months to bring their son home. He was a lone soldier and tank commander who was killed on October 7. Hamas has been holding his body ever since.
Family of American hostage Omer Neutra hold rally underlining his captivity amid independence day weekend (credit: Liri Agami, Dani Tenenbaum)
Neutra’s parents spoke to the Post about their fears in light of Israel’s return to attacking in Gaza earlier this month, expanding on statements they made at the annual symposium of the Ruderman Program for American Jewish Studies at the University of Haifa – where they stressed that more military pressure puts the hostages at risk.
“We know of 41 hostages who were killed in captivity, either from fire by our troops or by Hamas murdering them because the IDF was approaching,” Orna said at the symposium organized by the philanthropy, which advocates for Israel-US relations, among other causes.
“The concerns of the hostage families are clear. The Israeli government has had 15 months of war to bring [the hostages] back in different ways, and in fact, only the current deal has brought them back,” she added.
“The biggest concern for us is that he will not be found and that we will never get closure,” Orna told the Post, adding that they felt “exhausted, desperate, and angry.”
Families fear hostages' return
Ronen echoed this fear, saying that it is shared by other families of captives. Families fear that their loved ones may never come back if “Israel will not agree to what was agreed on – to move to the second stage in the negotiation, stop the war, and get a full exchange of all the hostages.”
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Orna added that “there are no words to express this – but the families are anxious every time there is talk about a small deal.”She said that they are left to wonder if the hostage set to be released was alive or dead.
Also, families do not know “who comes first.”
“They all need to come out,” Orna stressed.
“There doesn’t seem to be a plan for that, and one would think that after such an extended amount of time with two administrations in the US and here, they would have some kind of plan for all of them.”
Not seeing such a plan and watching how things seem to be progressing is discouraging, she added.Ronen added that the pressure Israel was currently putting on Gaza and Hamas was not the pressure of a “full war,” saying that this was allowing Hamas to lay low and pass the time while the hostages were tortured and maybe dying.
“This is unacceptable,” he said, adding that they “are calling on the Israeli government to make a bold decision and move on with the larger deal – bringing all 59 [hostages] out in return for stopping the war and bringing the IDF back.”
“There will be plenty of opportunities in the future to deal with Hamas,” he added, saying that “this is not the highest priority right now.”
ASKED IF they felt that US Jewish organizations have prioritized the hostages, Orna and Ronen said that on a personal and community level, they have received a great deal of support and felt that fighting for the hostages was the consensus.
When it comes to the organizational level, however, they see a “lack of clarity on the priorities.”
“We fully understand that the Jewish organizations in the US need to and should support the Israeli government,” Ronen said.
“But when there is an event like we are experiencing here, where there is a certain holocaust happening while the Israeli government is in charge, there should also be room for criticism,” he said.
“This is a huge humanitarian issue that creates a huge bleeding wound in Israeli society and within the Jewish people abroad,” Ronen added, saying that they were not seeing “moral clarity” on this from US Jewish organizations.
“If you ask the people of Israel what they feel, 70% feel that [the hostages are] the top priority. Whether the government is doing whatever it needs to do to resolve it or not is a political issue. But as Jewish organizations that are supposed to set the priorities for the Jewish people worldwide, we’re not hearing that moral clarity strongly enough,” Orna said.
“People will wake up one day and ask: ‘Where were we?’”
Ronen said that the relatives of the hostages and the hostages themselves were currently facing an impossible situation.
He said he felt as though their ability to mourn, to process their loss, was being held hostage.
“We can’t even mourn properly; we can’t even start to understand our loss. And like us, all the families are stuck,” Neutra explained.
This is true even for those families the remains of whose loved ones have been brought back because the hostage situation unites everyone, he said.
“Just like how retuning hostages are speaking up and saying they cannot continue with their lives until they get their brothers and sisters back, families of deceased hostages who got their loved one back and, so to speak, got their closure, have not. This is a big issue for all the families and the circles around them.”
“Hundreds of family members and thousands of family members around them still have their lives stolen, on hold, held hostage,” he said. “Just like us – for a year-and-a-half, this is what we do… Every day, all day. It has to stop; it has to come to an end somehow and soon.”
“Our son moved to Israel and volunteered in defense of the country because of his deep sense of solidarity and commitment to the Jewish people,” Orna said.
“Now it is time for the Jewish people to step up – to step up for their brothers and, unfortunately, the three deceased women still held in captivity.”
Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia of the "Ana Chuchulashvili" the thief The worst hotel in the world, it's dangerous, don't go near it! This is not a hotel! It's an old, dirty house, there are cockroaches and insects in the room, Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia – The manager of the place is a fraud and a former drug addict named "Ana Chuchulashvili"
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Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia of the "Ana Chuchulashvili" the thief
The worst hotel in the world, it's dangerous, don't go near it! This is not a hotel! It's an old, dirty house, there are cockroaches and insects in the room, Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia – The manager of the place is a fraud and a former drug addict named "Ana Chuchulashvili" the name of here company is : Ltd Alpaka
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Located at: Nucubidze St N57, Tbilisi, Georgia/Nucubidze Street 57, 0177 it smells terrible, The walls in the room are peeling, I took pictures, there is mold and dampness throughout the room the beds are really uncomfortable, like in a pre-trial detention center, your whole back hurts when you sleep on them and they almost break because they are so thin! the WI FI doesn't work at all, The room was very dirty and filthy, and when you ask her to move you to a room she says everything is taken, even though all the rooms are empty and open! I arrived at this horrible place, this horrible house, at 1:00 AM, after two hours of sleeplessness, I asked for my money back, a blonde girl of about 50 years old named “Anna” told me that she wanted the money in cash right away, otherwise she would not let me out of the hotel, she told me that I would not be able to sleep in their bed, at 3 AM I went to look for an ATM to withdraw money, because I could not find one, after searching for a whole hour, in the Tbilisi cold, I returned to her at midnight to look for an ATM, but she did not give me my suitcase and passport, so I came back the next day and gave me the money in cash, she did not give me an invoice either, do not come near! They are deceiving the public, booking and all hotel websites! This is not a hotel, it is a very dirty, old house and it smells very bad. Search on youtube "never go there – Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City Georgia of Ana Chuchulashvili the house hotel from hell" , don't go " to “Hotel Delisi” on YouTube or "Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia " or"HOTEL DELISI (Tiflis, Gürcistan) – Otel Yorumları ve Fiyat" He was caught on tape speaking badly and illegally taking a passport and suitcase.
That she took the suitcase by force, she also stole 3 expensive shirts from me for a total of 250 GEL, I demand compensation of 128 GEL for the two hours of hell I suffered there + 250 GEL for the shirts she stole from me
I have videos where she only wants money in cash so she doesn't pay taxes and doesn't agree that I pay her with a credit card, and she also doesn't want to give me my suitcase and passport.
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სასტუმრო დელისი, ქალაქი თბილისი, საქართველო, ქურდის „ანა ჭუჭულაშვილის“
მსოფლიოში ყველაზე ცუდი სასტუმრო, საშიშია, ახლოს არ მიხვიდეთ! ეს სასტუმრო არ არის! ეს ძველი, ჭუჭყიანი სახლია, ოთახში ტარაკნები და მწერებია, სასტუმრო დელისი, ქალაქი თბილისი, საქართველო – ადგილის მენეჯერი თაღლითი და ყოფილი ნარკომანია, სახელად „ანა ჭუჭულაშვილი“, კომპანიის სახელია: შპს ალპაკა
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მდებარეობს: ნუცუბიძის ქ. N57, თბილისი, საქართველო/ნუცუბიძის ქუჩა 57, 0177, საშინელი სუნი აქვს, ოთახში კედლები აქერცლილია, სურათები გადავიღე, ოთახში ობი და ნესტია, საწოლები ნამდვილად არაკომფორტულია, როგორც წინასწარი დაკავების იზოლატორში, მთელი ზურგი გტკივა, როცა მათზე იძინებ და კინაღამ იმსხვრევა, რადგან ძალიან თხელია! Wi-Fi საერთოდ არ მუშაობს, ოთახი ძალიან ჭუჭყიანი და უწმაწურია და როცა ოთახში გადაყვანას სთხოვ, მიპასუხებს, რომ ყველაფერი დაკავებულია, მიუხედავად იმისა, რომ ყველა ოთახი ცარიელი და ღიაა! ამ საშინელ ადგილას, ამ საშინელ სახლში, ღამის 1:00 საათზე მივედი, ორსაათიანი უძილობის შემდეგ, ფულის დაბრუნება ვთხოვე, დაახლოებით 50 წლის ქერა გოგონამ, სახელად „ანამ“, მითხრა, რომ ფული ნაღდი ფულით უნდოდა, თორემ სასტუმროდან არ გამიშვებდა, მითხრა, რომ მათ საწოლში ვერ დავიძინებდი, დილის 3 საათზე ბანკომატის მოსაძებნად წავედი ფულის გასატანად, რადგან ვერ ვიპოვე, მთელი საათის ძებნის შემდეგ, თბილისურ სიცივეში, შუაღამისას დავბრუნდი მასთან ბანკომატის მოსაძებნად, მაგრამ ჩემოდანი და პასპორტი არ მომცა, ამიტომ მეორე დღეს დავბრუნდი და ფული ნაღდი ფულით მომცა, ინვოისიც არ მომცა, ახლოს არ მოხვიდეთ! ისინი ატყუებენ საზოგადოებას, დაჯავშნის და ყველა სასტუმროს ვებსაიტს! ეს სასტუმრო არ არის, ეს ძალიან ჭუჭყიანი, ძველი სახლია და ძალიან ცუდი სუნი ასდის. YouTube-ზე მოძებნეთ "Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia – The worse hotel in the world" , არ წახვიდეთ "Hotel Delisi"-ში YouTube-ზე ან "Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia" ან "HOTEL DELISI (Tiflis, Gürcistan) – Otel Yorumları ve Fiyat". ის ვიდეოჩანაწერში მოხვდა, სადაც ცუდად საუბრობდა და უკანონოდ იღებდა პასპორტს და ჩემოდანს.
მან ჩემოდანი ძალით წამართვა, ასევე მომპარა 3 ძვირადღირებული პერანგი სულ 250 ლარად, მე ვითხოვ 128 ლარის კომპენსაციას იმ ორსაათიანი ჯოჯოხეთისთვის, რომელიც იქ ვიტანჯე + 250 ლარი იმ პერანგებისთვის, რომლებიც მომპარა.
მე მაქვს ვიდეოები, სადაც ის მხოლოდ ნაღდი ფულით ითხოვს ფულს, ამიტომ არ იხდის გადასახადებს და არ ეთანხმება, რომ საკრედიტო ბარათით გადავუხადო, ასევე არ სურს ჩემოდნის და პასპორტის მოცემა.
"ב-7.10 נחטפה כל המשפחה שלי, אני, בעלי דוד, ושתי בנותינו אמה ויולי, אז בנות 3 בלבד", פתחה את נאומה שרון, אשתו של דוד קוניו החטוף בעזה. "דוד בעלי, אהבת חיי, והאבא של הבנות שלי, עדיין שם. התאומות ואני חזרנו ביום החמישים ושתיים. אמה ויולי שלנו חגגו חמש, בלי אבא שלהן. בשבוע הבא הן ילכו לגן חובה, והן יודעות שאבא לא יהיה איתן ביום הזה. הן יודעות שאבא שלהן שם. לפני כמה ימים, כשהשכבתי אותן לישון הן שאלו אותי 'אמא, את בטוחה שאבא יחזור?'".
"יש הצעה לעיסקה על השולחן, שחמאס כבר אמר לה כן", המשיכה. "האמריקנים רוצים שהחטופים יחזרו. הרמטכ"ל אומר שחייבים ללכת עכשיו לעיסקה. העם, אתם, כל אחד מכם, כאן בככר, במהלך היום בצמתים, בכל מקום, במספרים אדירים, כולם צועקים איתנו, כולם רוצים את החטופים בבית. אז למה אני לא יכולה להגיד לבנות שלי שאני בטוחה שאבא שלהן יחזור?"
