27.02.2025 11:27
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The statement of a freed Israeli prisoner that shocked the world
The appeal of Alexander Turbanov, an Israeli prisoner released last weekend, to Hamas, who held him captive, shocked the world. We bring it to your attention in its entirety.
"Your kindness has left a lifelong imprint on my heart. During the 498 days I spent among you, despite the aggression and crimes you have endured, I have learned the true meaning of true manhood, pure heroism, true humanity, and respect for values.
You were the free people left in the siege, and I was a prisoner, and you were the defenders of my life. You cared for me as a loving father cares for his children. You preserved my health, my dignity, and my honor. Although I was in the hands of people fighting for their lands and their taken rights, and the government of my country was committing the most vile, most vile genocide against the besieged people, you never allowed hunger and humiliation.
Until I see it in your eyes, I will never know the true meaning of manhood, until I live among you - until I see you smiling in the face of death, resisting an enemy armed to the teeth with weapons of mass destruction, with your naked body alone. No matter how eloquent I am, I will never find words that reflect your true worth, that fully express my admiration for your noble character.
Does your religion teach you to treat prisoners this way?
What a great faith it is that has raised you to such a level that all artificial laws of human rights collapse before it, all rules of war collapse before it!
Even in the most difficult times, you demonstrated justice and compassion not through empty slogans, but through real experiences, and you did not give up on your principles even in the most difficult circumstances.
"Believe me, if I return here, I will only remain a mujahideen in your ranks . I have already learned the truth from your people and realized that you are not only the legal owners of the land, but also the owners of principles and a just cause."
"Your kindness has left a lifelong imprint on my heart. During the 498 days I spent among you, despite the aggression and crimes you have endured, I have learned the true meaning of true manhood, pure heroism, true humanity, and respect for values.
You were the free people left in the siege, and I was a prisoner, and you were the defenders of my life. You cared for me as a loving father cares for his children. You preserved my health, my dignity, and my honor. Although I was in the hands of people fighting for their lands and their taken rights, and the government of my country was committing the most vile, most vile genocide against the besieged people, you never allowed hunger and humiliation.
Until I see it in your eyes, I will never know the true meaning of manhood, until I live among you - until I see you smiling in the face of death, resisting an enemy armed to the teeth with weapons of mass destruction, with your naked body alone. No matter how eloquent I am, I will never find words that reflect your true worth, that fully express my admiration for your noble character.
Does your religion teach you to treat prisoners this way?
What a great faith it is that has raised you to such a level that all artificial laws of human rights collapse before it, all rules of war collapse before it!
Even in the most difficult times, you demonstrated justice and compassion not through empty slogans, but through real experiences, and you did not give up on your principles even in the most difficult circumstances.
"Believe me, if I return here, I will only remain a mujahideen in your ranks . I have already learned the truth from your people and realized that you are not only the legal owners of the land, but also the owners of principles and a just cause."