Dear Friends,
We need your help!!!
On Saturday, October 7, 2023, the Hamas terrorist organization invaded the sovereign territory of Israel and launched a barbaric attack and murderous rampage, targeting the civilian population and killing over 1400. During this heinous attack, at least 210 Israeli citizens as well as citizens of other nationalities, including babies, children, women, men, and the elderly, were abducted and forcibly taken to Gaza and are being held hostage. One of the kidnapped is Hersh Goldberg Polin, son of long time ALYN friend Jon Polin.
Videos filmed by the Hamas, and which are prolific on social media, show the cruel and inhumane treatment of these hostages, including beatings, torture, and rape.
Nonetheless, we soon realized that among the hostages there are also persons with disabilities, including children and elderly. As a rehabilitation center dedicated to children with disabilities we have decided to raise the issue of people with disabilities among the hostages, as part of the effort to generate international pressure for the release of all the hostages.
How can you help?
Please do whatever you can to raise public awareness on the issue of the hostages and to keep it on the worldwide public agenda.
Additionally, you can reach out to relevant authorities, such as government officials (members of parliament, etc.), and ask them to make every effort to secure the release of the hostages.
Click here for a letter Bizchut, the Human Rights Center for People with Disabilities in Israel, together with the Clinical Legal Education Center at the Hebrew University and The Center for Disability Studies at the Hebrew University and signed by 23 disability advocacy organizations to the sent to International Red Cross.
It can be circulated.
Every passing day puts the well-being and lives of the hostages in danger.
Praying to bring them home….
Mr. Zvi Ginosar – Chairman of the Board, ALYN Hospital
Adv. Mark Sherman – Chairman of the Board , Friends of ALYN Hospital
Dr. Maurit Beeri – Director General, ALYN Hospital
Adv. Naomi Liberman – Executive Director, Friends of ALYN Hospital