Michael Norzic, the brother of the late Vadim, at an event marking the 20th anniversary of the shocking lynching: “The court is preventing us from receiving compensation;
Governments have repeatedly let us down "
Michael Norzic, the brother of the late Vadim who was killed in a lynching in Ramallah 20 years ago, says he and his family have been deeply disappointed with Israeli governments since the traumatic event that struck them and the entire nation. Cruel by Palestinians in Ramallah also the late Yossi Avrahami, Norzich said: "I insisted on identifying my brother even before he was buried, when they brought his body to Abu Kabir. Was his mustache. "
The conference of the Knesset Victory Lobby, chaired by MK Oded Forer, took place last night (Monday) under the title "20 Years of Lynch in Ramallah: Conclusions and Lessons" and was held online with about 1,000 viewers watching various platforms, in partnership with "Israeli Victory Project" "Middle East Forum - Israel" with the participation of MK Michal Kotler-Wench and others.
Michael Norzic added: "The Israeli government has consistently disappointed us since the incident. Ehud Barak, who was prime minister at the time, personally promised us that he would take good care of us, but all we received was a slap in the face.
The Shalit deal, a decade later, was also a terrible agreement that hurt us greatly because it brought 1,000 terrorists back into the cycle of violence, and led to the release of terrorists who participated in the event. "
"Even today, the government and the Supreme Court are trying to prevent us from seeking monetary compensation from the Palestinian Authority, which has been and remains responsible for the incitement and hatred that leads to such attacks.
There is no justice or logic in that, "said Norjic in pain.
Col. (Res.) Yehuda Wegman, an expert in the IDF's combat theory, said that the problem with Israel's military response to such incidents continues to this day: "There is confusion in the top ranks of the IDF.
"He has no idea how to achieve victory and he sees himself as part of the diplomatic and political process," Wegman said, "diplomatic processes and reaching understandings are not the way you end conflicts."
Maurice Hirsch, head of the legal department of the Palestinian Media Institute, served in the military prosecutor's office for 19 years, including during the trial of some of the lynchers: "I once spoke with a lawyer representing Palestinian terrorists who could not believe Israel would continue to provide PA funding. Full of question money going into terrorism.
He told me that if Israel stopped making payments, we would stop at least 50% of terrorist attacks. "
"Like many other Israelis, this event became a turning point for me. It came shortly after Barak offered Palestinian leaders too generous terms for peace in 2000, and the deaths of our soldiers who accidentally entered Ramallah were their response to the outreach. Said Neve Daromi, Director General of the Middle East Forum - Israel.
"This event demonstrated the need to defeat the violent Palestinian refusal because it remains the biggest obstacle to ending the conflict and creating peace. Only Israel's victory will ensure that," Dromi concluded.
