On Sunday, November 21, the official State of Israel tribute day will be held for the IDF and hostile actions disabled.
On the occasion of this
tribute day, the National Insurance invited Kobi Aflalo and Ili Butner
to perform the song "Letter to my brother" together with the victims
of hostile actions and Israeli forces. The video of the song shows the
personal story of the victims, and their rehabilitation after the injury which is inspiring.
Participants:
- Dvir Shenrav,
injured by an explosive device in Maayan Dani on August 23, 2019. The attack took place during a trip to the spring to which Dvir, his murdered sister Rene and their father went. Dvir currently serves in the IDF. - Ivy Mozes,
was injured in a terrorist attack on April 11, 1987, when a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a car in which the family was traveling. His wife and one of his children were killed in the attack. Ivy and his two other children were seriously injured. Ivy Mozes currently serves as Chairman of the Organization of Hostile Actions Casualties. - Noam Glick,
was injured on October 5, 2013 when she was 9 years old in a stabbing attack in Psagot. Noam was attacked by a terrorist who stabbed her on the stairs before entering the house. Noam has recovered and went through rehabilitation, and is studying in a religious High school. - Ruth Pominger,
was injured on August 19, 1967. When she was 13 at the end of the Six Day War, she was wounded in a minefield and lost a leg. She is an attorney, a representative of the Organization of Hostile Actions Casualties in the Knesset and Chair of the Israeli Mine Clearance Fund. She is a mother of four and a grandmother of five. - Adi Amiga,
was wounded by a roadside charge in an operation deep in Lebanon in 1992 and remained paralyzed. He is currently active for the rights of people with disabilities. - Andrea Plasik,
was injured on April 8, 2011 in Kibbutz Nir Oz by a mortar hit. - Bracha Avraham,
who was injured in a terrorist attack in 2003 in the Emekim Mall in Afula.
The disabled of IDF and hostile actions are living day-to-day facing a wide range of disabilities and challenges - both physically and mentally.
Tribute Day is our opportunity as a society to say thank you to all those injured, give them strength and be inspired by their hard work.