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Eitan's aunt: "We will not give him up under any circumstances" | Israel today

2021-09-18T21:14:01.901Z


Gali Peleg, whose sister and husband perished in the cable car disaster in Italy, in an interview with "Israel Today": "This is not a kidnapping" • In an appeal to the Biran family, she asks: Legally "


The cable car disaster in Italy that occurred about four months ago resulted in the deaths of 14 people - five of them members of the Peleg-Biran family, with the exception of Eitan who survived the tragic event.

About a week ago, his grandfather, Shmuel Peleg, brought him to Israel in an incident that was being investigated in Italy as a kidnapping.

As a result, Eitan's guardian, his aunt Aya (Amit's sister, Eitan's father; SY), is waging a struggle to get her back. , On the process and Eitan's return to Israel.

There is a lot of criticism surrounding Eitan's return to Israel, how would you explain this to someone who defines the matter as a kidnapping?


"This tragedy took my best friend away from me. Tal and I only talked about returning to Israel. We even talked about moving in together, that our children would learn together. We even talked about a situation where we would have to take care of each other's children in case something happened to us. "They kept telling Eitan that they were returning to Israel, so this is not a kidnapping. From the moment he is here, he is flourishing, he is happy at levels that are indescribable."

Courtesy of the family,

Ethan grew up in Italy, his friends there and he even started studying there.

Why do you think it is right for him to move to Israel?

"Aya enrolled him in a Catholic school, we were so shocked we could not contain it. In his house Shabbat candles were lit and Jewish holidays were celebrated. Eitan is designed as a Jew and it is important for us to keep him as such. They say they took him from his natural environment, but that is not the case. "That they lived in close proximity does not mean that they were close. There was alienation between the families on religious grounds. There was a certain boycott of Tal for ethnic reasons, a matter of Mizrahis and Ashkenazim."

If the authorities in the country decide that it is a kidnapping and that they must return to Italy, will you accept the verdict?


"I want to believe it will not happen, we will not give it up. He needs warmth and love. We trust the justice system to see that Eitan's goodness is here, we have nothing to hide. The Byrne family can come whenever they want."

"Should be together"

There are claims that these are money matters.

"The money does not interest us. We asked the Italian court to close the money for Eitan until the age of 18, but we refused. All we wanted was Eitan's good, there is no reason for him to have one family here and one family there, everyone should be together. Aya took the "My sister's cell phone prevents us from accessing her personal belongings. I have not seen any of them since the disaster."

Who will raise him in the country if it is decided to stay here?

"My husband and I still do not have children, but we have submitted an adoption request from the Israeli authorities and have not yet received an answer. This child will be wrapped in love."

How has the relationship with Aya been since the disaster?

How was the relationship with Eitan?

"Hell. We ran into a lot of difficulties, so it's very important that everything is run in the country, in a language that all parties know and equally. I can not describe how happy Eitan is here. I turn to the Biran family hoping to see us sit down and talk about the child. "He went through a very big trauma, we are willing to put everything aside just so that they will understand that his good is in the country."

Meanwhile, Shmuel Peleg, Eitan's grandfather, was interviewed for the first time since the disaster about the transfer of his grandson to Israel - and his arrest on suspicion of kidnapping.

"My life changed on May 23, three generations were erased in an instant, and that's something that leaves a huge hole in my heart. I became a completely different person," he said in an interview with Ulpan Shishi.

"Eitan is happy and wrapped up in his family, where he is supposed to be, in his home in Israel. The best interests of the child outweigh my personal interest."

He wanted to bring Eitan to Israel as soon as possible: "I wanted him to feel safe with me. I acted according to the law, his and mine passports were approved by the Airports Authority the day before the flight, we took off completely legally. The boy spoke to the pilots and excitedly told them we were flying to Israel. "My thoughts are solely in Eitan's favor."

He described how a judge arrived at the hospital in Turin where Eitan was hospitalized while he was anesthetized and resuscitated, and the entire conduct was in Italian: And in coordination with me she will make all the decisions.

A painful case.

Amit, Tal, Tom and Eitan Biran,

"The judge came back after me and said that this was a temporary matter. No one explained to me in detail what the meanings of the things were said were. I did not give up the guardianship of Eitan even for a single moment."


The grandfather went on to say that "Eitan's parents went to Italy to study, everything was ready for their return to Israel. We even chose an apartment for them and made all the preparations for it. It was clear to everyone that Eitan and his family were returning to Israel. We were in daily contact. .

Peleg asked to end the interview by saying that "I lost my family, beyond that I have nothing more to lose. I turn to Aya and ask her to put the precipitation aside and do everything to take care of the child's well."


Aya Biran's response was not received until the newspaper closed.

Source: israelhayom

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