Bat-Galim Shaar, the mother of Gil-ad Shaar, who was kidnapped and murdered last June near Hebron, addresses the Mount Herzl ceremony.
“We all stand here today with a sense of shared destiny, of loss, trying to deal day by day, hour by hour, with an impossible reality. With that, it’s not just a shared destiny of many years, but a shared goal, hope for a better future, faith in the Jewish people, that it has a role in the world,” she says.
The three Israeli teens, from L-R: Eyal Yifrach, 19; Naftali Fraenkel, 16; and Gil-ad Shaar, 16 (photo credit: Courtesy)
“Dear God, see how much goodness there is in this world. The goodness that you gave man, who was created in your image, will overpower evil. Our dear ones who are no longer with us believed in man and the goodness of his heart, and tried to increase love and kindness in your world. Those that rose up against us harmed our bodies, but their souls, and the souls of the Jewish people, will continue on forever. Together we will face the challenges here as a nation.”
Bat Galim Shaar, mother of the slain Gilad Shaar, speaks at a ceremony at the Mount Herzl military cementery in Jerusalem on April 22, 2015 (photo credit: Gili Yochanan/POOL)
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