"Do not celebrate if others suffer": The combatants welcome the cancellation of the fireworks on Independence Day

After many municipalities announced they would not hold the traditional show, post-trauma sufferers breathe a sigh of relief.

"Feels like they see me," said Nahum, shocked by a battle from a solid cliff.

Aviv, who was injured at the Marganit post, wanted to use the money saved to help the injured: "During Independence Day, I would lock myself in the house, every boom bounces."

Uri Sela

02/05/2022

Monday, 02 May 2022, 18:23 Updated: 20:47

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After many goals announced that they will not celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, taking into account the battle shocks, one of the leaders in the fight against fireworks, and battle shocks from the Second Lebanon War, Yaron Adel, today (Monday) called on more cities to take a similar step.

"To me, this is half full and half empty - there are some large cities that have not yet decided to cancel the fireworks, Haifa, Jerusalem, Rishon Lezion, Yavne, Sderot, Beer Sheva," he explained.

"There are other post-traumatic events that are exposed to fireworks on Independence Day and that needs to be stopped."

However, Adele welcomed the move.

He says, "When you look at the last six months, you see a real Israeli movement coming from below and saying, 'We do not want to celebrate if others suffer.' "

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Yaron Adel (Photo: Courtesy of those photographed)

"This day is not every day, it's a day to celebrate the reason I was injured. People can celebrate because of me, and whoever is in charge will not be able to attend the celebrations? It's exploitation," Adele continued.

"We knocked him out, he sacrificed body and soul, and we will be filled with wine and rejoice. The soldiers are not sheep for slaughter. Change is hard, but it can be declared that this is not the way Israelis celebrate anymore. I understand people have difficulty with that, but we need to be a considerate society. In the weak and it goes through there. "

Ido Gal Razon, founder of the Fighters for Life Association, wounded by the IDF and shocked by Operation "Clear as Wine", also said similar things. , He said. "Every year we see the plight of the combatants, they shut themselves in houses, put earplugs on, close the shutters and get ready.

If there is one person that this is what it does to him then one should stop.

It's not just us post-traumatic stress sufferers, for many people it hurts, pregnant women, children with special needs.

Also live.

They do not happily participate.

We welcome the change that the municipalities are making, even in the face of counter-reactions. "

"I was slightly injured in the incident, but the real injury was from the inside."

Aviv Motla (Photo: Uri Sela, Yakir Polak)

Twenty years ago, Aviv Mutla was in the SG position at Marganit outpost when terrorists stormed towards him. He fought for more than a quarter of an hour until the rescue force arrived.

I denied it and was busy surviving.

"The military system blamed me for not acting well enough in the situation and put the death of friends on my shoulders, I walked around with the blame for years," he said. He called MDA, but the paramedic who arrived determined that his indicators were correct.

When he told him that he had seen the series closing time the day before, the paramedic informed him that he was probably having an anxiety attack.

"I was slightly injured in the incident, but the real injury was from the inside."

"Canceling the fireworks is an important thing, but there are other things as well. Every bounce boom - bounces on Purim, a balloon that explodes - especially at the beginning. In general, I would not celebrate Independence Day in the first years, do not leave the house. A person suffering from post-trauma will get flashbacks, he will do PZZTA and feel on the battlefield.

"You have to take all the money and help a post-traumatic society, give it back," he said.

"Feels like they see me."

Nahum Klein (Photo: Uri Sela, Couple Rope Project, The Bat Association)

Nahum Klein, 27, is dealing with post-trauma from Operation Eitan.

He enlisted in the Armored Forces, four months before the start of the operation, when he was in the advanced training phase of training.

As an unmanned aerial vehicle driver, he entered and left the Gaza Strip again and again.

I sat with the bitch and we suffered together.

Canceling fireworks shows is very exciting, I have fought for it in recent years.

I feel like they see me.

This is a bold move by the government and everyone who has touched on the matter.

The smell and sound of the explosions cause a sense of danger among the tens of thousands of combat casualties living in the country.

There are other and no less good solutions. "

There are about 5,000 combat casualties recognized by the Ministry of Defense, and NATAL estimates that the real number is much higher.

According to the association's report for 2021, there is a 57% increase in inquiries against the background of war and rocket fire to the aid line.

36% of all referrals to NATAL's helpline in 2021 were against the background of the army and war (compared with 19% in 2020).

43% of those applying for a military background in 2021 are graduates of Operation Eitan, a 15% increase compared to 2020.

Following Operation The Wall Guard, 31% of calls to the aid line were due to the security situation and missile fire, compared to 5% in 2020. More than 18,000 calls reached NATAL's help line. The clinical unit treated 824 participants in personal meetings. In 2021 There has been a 25% increase in the complexity of referrals and referrals for consultations and psychiatric follow-up.

Yesterday, the Tel Aviv Municipality announced that it would not hold a fireworks display on the eve of the 74th Independence Day of the State of Israel.

This, according to Mayor Ron Huldai, out of consideration for former fighters suffering from post-trauma.

Tel Aviv was preceded by many cities that decided to cancel the fireworks show this year amid widespread protests by post-trauma sufferers.

Among these - Kiryat Ono, Hatzor HaGlilit, Ramat Gan, Herzliya, Raanana, Eilat, Binyamina-Givat Ada, Shlomi, Mateh Asher, Nahariya, Shlomi, Kiryat Motzkin, Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Ramat Hasharon, Netivot and Ramla.

In Haifa, it was decided to reduce the fireworks displays "significantly".

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