The funeral of Adi Eldor at the military cemetery in Haifa / Yoav Itiel
Today (Monday) thousands accompanied the Magellan fighter Major General Adi Eldor from Haifa on his last journey. Hundreds stood still carrying Israeli flags beside Abba Khushi Boulevard, Horev Street and Derech Freud on the way from the family home in the Dania neighborhood to the military cemetery in the city. "On the way here I saw the people." , Father Dr. Liron Elder noted in his obituary, "The people of Israel in all their shades and of every origin, secular or religious, and I pray that my son's legacy will be the unity of this nation and its continued existence as a nation and not as tribes and sects. It is possible and necessary to filter out the background noise and fight against it. We have more of the unifier than the divisive."
"Our children fight and are killed because they think the war is just. They are killed for the abductees, not for another terrorist or another IDF," Rakfat and Liron, the parents of Colonel Adi Eldor, wanted to emphasize today.
"We hope that this message will resonate. If we don't return the abductees, we have no future. These families (Mahoutaf, Ya.) live there because the state sent them. The soldiers served there because we sent them. They didn't go to hang out there, and it's allowed to have fun at the party In the State of Israel. We need to bring them back. No soldier or soldier who was abducted victim of this horror will be in vain. We received great news today about two who were able to be rescued. It's an amazing achievement. The 'together we will win'. For us, that's just the abductees."
Major General Adi Eldor from Haifa was killed in the battles in West Khan Yunis/courtesy of the family
Father Liron said that "this is also what Adi thought and I allow myself to speak on his behalf and on behalf of his friends. They understand the importance. We need to continue with all our strength, in all negotiations, not to divide, not to slander world leaders, that is our responsibility. We need to strengthen everyone who can." .
To the crowded cemetery came members of the unit, Rambam officials, where his father Dr. Liron Elder works and his grandfather, Prof. Yossi Itzkovich, is one of his staff.
21-year-old Adi Eldor is survived by his parents, a 19-year-old brother Uri, a combat engineering soldier, and sisters Healy, 16, and Sapir, 14. All four children, as well as the father and grandfather, are graduates of the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa.
The CEO of Harieli, Dr. Yossi Ben Dov and the educator, Dr. Savi Klor also participated along with many graduates of the school.
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Major General Adi Eldor ("Blondie") fell in the battles in Khan Yunis/courtesy of the family
"I had the great privilege of being your educator," said Claure in his remarks.
He defined himself today as a bereaved teacher.
In the class taught by the second to fall in this war, after Major General Amit Peled, a 21-year-old fighter in the Aguz unit who fell on October 7. "I am thankful for that and cherish every moment we experienced together." Klor shared that between the battles in which Adi participated, they corresponded "I wrote to him that I was proud of him and that I loved him, and I even asked him to take care of himself," shared the educator, Klor, "I was worried about him because I know the boy, and his 'Halifelt syndrome,' I was afraid because I knew he might run straight into the fire, that he Be the first to respond and sacrifice.
My heart is broken and there is no consolation."
"Sorry Didi," Rakfat Eldor, his mother, paid tribute to him. "I'm sorry it fell on your and Uri's watch," she said. "That's how our country is - we've been living on our sword for four months now.
I'm writing eulogies to you in my head and now I have no words." She promised, "We will rise, we will live, we will be worthy of your sacrifice.
The longings will accompany us all our lives."
The funeral of Adi Eldor at the military cemetery in Haifa.
February 12, 2024 / Yoav Ityel
At the culmination of the funeral, at the request of the parents, instead of a volley of honor from firing squad rifles, a "pencil song" was played by the "Doll House" band with the words: "Take advantage to the fullest as long as you are innocent, learn to give up and don't give up on life."
So father Liron approached the plot of the fresh grave.
Rakfat's mother joined him and the crowd listened to the song played on the loudspeakers, as the parents sat next to Adi's grave, kneading the soil of the grave with their hands, gathered within themselves, surrounded by the large crowd.
"We were six, we stayed six," said the father, Dr. Liron Eldor, "Be strong up there my beloved son, keep smiling, we will meet again."
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