Descendents of the Nazi Holocaust demand
that Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, secure the immediate
release of the IDF Israeli soldiers—Gilad Shalit, Ehud Goldwasser, and Eldad
Regev—who are still held hostage by Hamas and Hezbollah after being kidnapped
over six weeks ago in an unprovoked attack on Israeli soil. Israel launched the
defensive attack into Lebanon based on the kidnappings of Goldwasser and Regev,
and it was a primary requirement in the UN negotiated cease fire, Security
Council Resolution 1701, that they be unconditionally released.
As survivors, relatives and
direct descendents of the Nazi Holocaust, they feel it is their moral duty to
cry out for justice for the families of the soldiers who have had no word of the
fate of their loved ones. Despite the ICRC’s mandate under Article 13 of the
Geneva Conventions, they have failed miserably in their duty with respect to
these soldiers although they have been successful for POWs in other conflicts.
The UN claims they are involved in confidential and discreet actions to secure
the soldiers’ release, while a Hezbollah official claims they have not received
any such formal request from the UN. It is unfortunate that the words of
Hezbollah ring more true than those of the United Nations.
The appalling
lack of action by the UN and the ICRC is surpassed only by the thunderous
silence of American Jewish organizations. The belief in “confidential and
discreet” actions did not work for the Jews in WWII or for Soviet Jewry. The
response from the Soviet Union in releasing the Jews came only after there was a
worldwide outcry. The same must be done for these soldiers. It is clear that
the loud clamor of the terrorists and their supporters has advanced their cause
and has succeeded in the alienation and abandonment of Israel. Jews can no
longer afford to stand by idly.
Children of
Jewish Holocaust Survivors Los Angeles are determined to take a proactive role
in these difficult times. It is their mission to never forget that the world
failed to cry out while Hitler perpetrated his evil acts and to never allow that
to happen again. The plight of the kidnapped Israeli soldiers motivated the
formation of this organization immediately after the kidnapping and outbreak of
hostilities.
For more information contact Doris
Wise Montrose at doriswise@sbcglobal.net or 818-704-0523
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