Hostage Survivor Slams Compensation for Dubai Flight Passengers
Translated & summarized from Israel Hayom by baba
Hostage survivor Rom Breslavsky criticized the Israeli government for planned compensation to passengers of a Dubai flight, contrasting it with his own meager compensation after two years of captivity. He demanded better support for former hostages and combatants dealing with PTSD.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Hostage survivor Rom Breslavsky criticized government compensation for Dubai flight passengers.
- He received significantly less compensation after two years of captivity.
- Breslavsky demanded increased aid for former hostages and PTSD sufferers.
- He accused the state of abandoning its citizens.
- He criticized the president's focus on "gimmicks" over honoring other individuals.
Rom Breslavsky, a survivor of captivity, has sharply criticized the Israeli government over the compensation expected to be provided to passengers of a Dubai-bound flight where an attempted hijacking occurred. Flydubai is reportedly set to offer approximately half a million shekels to each passenger on the flight. Breslavsky, who endured two years of captivity himself, stated in a Facebook post that he received only 60,000 shekels, questioning if it would have been better to fly to Dubai instead of being at the Nova music festival. He accused the State of Israel of abandoning its citizens and demanded increased support for former hostages and combatants dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. Breslavsky asserted his right, and that of other survivors and combatants, to receive more assistance. He also commented on the possibility of passengers from the flight participating in lighting a torch on Independence Day, calling it a "new gimmick" by the president. Breslavsky argued that honor should first be given to Yossi Sardy, Amr Amsalem, and Itzik Saidian, concluding that issues not making headlines do not receive state attention.