Representatives of bereaved families on Wednesday called on Brothers in Arms to remove the name of their relatives who fell in the war from the organization's campaign that ran online.
Photo: The civilian operations room – Brothers in Arms
Rabbi Yehoshua Shani, father of Capt. Uri Shani z"l, wrote on the X account: "From the blood of my heart, as a bereaved father I feel that this despicable organization is desecrating the memory of my son! Making political use of the most sacred thing. Since my son fell, I felt that the nation was learning a lesson and changing direction! But this campaign is the height of despicable and cynical use of bereavement! I call on all those who are loyal to the holy fallen soldiers to unequivocally condemn the use of bereavement for politics."
From the blood of my heart, as a bereaved father, I feel that this despicable organization is desecrating the memory of my son! Making political use of the most sacred thing. Since my son fell, I felt that the nation was learning a lesson and changing direction! But this campaign is the height of despicable and cynical use of bereavement! I call on all those who are loyal to the holy fallen soldiers to wholeheartedly condemn the use of bereavement for politics https://t.co/grdXVlOtoy
— Yehoshua Shani (@ShaniYehoshua) December 13, 2023
Eliyahu Duchen, brother of the late Lieutenant Yochai Duchen, wrote: Hello "Brothers in Arms" I would love for you to remove the name of my brother Lieutenant Yochai Duchan z"l from your political incitement campaign. Thank you in advance DA: In the future, you as a political body should ask the families of the fallen if they agree that you will desecrate the memory of their loved ones in such a political campaign."
Hello "Brothers in Arms"
I would love for you to remove the name of my late brother Lieutenant Yochai Duchan from your political incitement campaign.
Thanks in advance
DA: In the future, as a political body, you should ask the families of the fallen if they agree that you desecrate the memory of their loved ones in such a political campaign. pic.twitter.com/w9DSeD1Jhk
— Eliyahu Duchan (@Eliyahoo316) December 13, 2023
Amir Rosenthal, father of Afik Rosenthal, a Magellan fighter who fell in battle in Nahal Oz on October 7, wrote: "I demand that you immediately remove my son's name from every campaign and from every list you use. You have not received any permission to use my son's name for your own purposes.
Hello, my name is Amir Rosenthal, father of Afik Rosenthal,
a Magellan fighter who fell in battle in Nahal Oz on 7.10.
I demand that you immediately remove my son's name from every campaign and list you use.
You have not received any permission to use my son's name for your own purposes.
— Amir Rosenthal (@rosenthal_amir) December 13, 2023
The organization's campaign – in response to Netanyahu's statement that the number of victims since October 7 is equal to that after the Oslo Accords – said: "Brothers in arms in response to Netanyahu: 1,200 murdered for whom they are in the campaign - these are our brothers and sisters. The people of Israel understand that for you, 1,200 murdered, they are extras in a campaign. For you, the biggest disaster there was was an accounting graph. Those who were slaughtered, who were kidnapped from their homes, those who were murdered, and those who gave their lives to defend the homeland are just statistics."
Prime Minister, forget it. You are stuck in yesterday, and your comparisons are nothing more than a cynical attempt to create the foundations for an unacceptable political campaign. We have news for you: this time you will not succeed. Go out into the field and you will find that the people are united behind our forces. We, together with the citizens of Israel, will no longer allow room for hatred, incitement and incitement from within."
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