Eyal Haddad, who was brutally murdered in France by his Muslim neighbor, was laid to rest today in the new cemetery in Be'er Sheva.
Hadad was apparently murdered on August 20, but his body was discovered only four days ago following a confession from the suspect.
The suspicion is that this is a nationalist motive.
The 34-year-old Haddad, a brother of eight, was born in Tunis and lived in Paris for over a decade.
The late Haddad and the scene of the event, photo: Meir Habib's Facebook page
The funeral was attended by many who came to say goodbye.
Gadi Mazuz, the deputy mayor of Beer Sheva, paid his respects: "It is with sorrow and grief that we are here because of a man who was murdered for anti-Semitic reasons. Eliyahu was a resident of Beer Sheva. He was born in the city of Djerba in Tunis. He learned Torah, virtues and modesty," Mazuz said and added: "He went to make a living in France in the Jewish community. We know that God has saved us from them.
But anti-Semitism is great.
We will fight a phenomenon that has been haunting us for years."
Beer Sheva's chief rabbi, Yehuda Deri, gave a eulogy: "Today we share in great pain the sorrow of the family and the sorrow of the Jewish community in France. We see this tragedy as the tragedy of the entire community. Anti-Semitism in France does not spare any Jew there. This is not an individual grief of the Haddad family but But of the whole house of Israel."
The rabbi pointed out that this is a great disaster for the entire nation of Israel, "Brothers, the whole house of Israel will mourn the fire that God has burned. The whole house of Israel is crying. In these tragedies, it is not the sorrow of the family, it is not the grief of the whole nation of Israel. Such a good Jew Eyal was. All in all he was a compassionate and kind man. That such a Jew was brutally murdered on an anti-Semitic background should be the grief of all of Clal Israel and your brothers, the entire House of Israel will mourn the fire. Eyal made a good name for himself and we are here in the city of the ancestors to give him the last honor. We appeal to the heads of the community in France to do everything to talk to the heads of the Muslim community and make peace. And I call on the French government to stop these horrific hate crimes. The Land of Israel is the country of all Jews in the entire world, I call on the Jews of France to come here," he concluded.
MK Yossi Taib of Shas, gave a eulogy: "Elijah the prophet ascended to heaven. Eyal was murdered for the sanctification of God. You are our father in your deeds, our father in the kindness you have done. Everyone who knew you knew how compassionate your heart is to all creation and to every person. Rabbi Eliyahu in the name The Knesset of Israel, as the representative of the French here in Israel. This is an anti-Semitic case. How long will the blood of the Jews of France be wasted. We thank the Jews of France for what they are trying to do. The people of Israel say that the French Jews of Morocco and Algeria and they respect the French government, established a Torah world there To the glory. Any person who wants to live in France and be subject to its laws. He who loved each and every one, was he the one who was killed like this? This is the Torah and it is his reward. Suddenly, like this, he ascended to heaven. Elijah, you will be a stepping stone for all of us. We will continue to fight and you will be the last victim. I want To ask in my name and in the name of everyone who tried to help. I ask you for forgiveness and atonement for not having shocked us enough. There will be a desire for you to advocate honesty for your family and the people of Israel."
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