The Israeli authorities’s lack of transparency and lack of accessibility with the hostage families is a nationwide embarrassment, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of 35-year-old Israeli-American hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen, advised The Post on Friday after a press convention in New York.
Our authorities would not appear that fearful in regards to the hostages or keen to sacrifice to get them dwelling, Dekel-Chen stated, noting {that a} deal would require a painful sacrifice.
Dekel-Chen accused the coalition of elevating voices from the Tikvah group, which he stated represents a minority of the families. Dekel-Chen stated that nearly the entire hostages are not in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s constituency or these of his coalition.
“That’s why there’s raging in the streets. That’s the desperation, that’s the hopelessness, that our government is essentially selling a fantasy to its own constituency in order to stay in power,” Dekel-Chen advised The Post. “And it will continue to do so to do whatever it has to fulfil its priority and the Prime Minister’s priority, which is to stay in power.”
According to Dekel-Chen, he thinks the federal government would reply in another way if extra of the hostages have been from constituencies of the coalition companions.
“Bibi Netanyahu has had the most power since 1996. He’s had all that time to solve the problem of terror from the Gaza Strip. A lot of years,” Dekel-Chen stated. “Our people must not be sacrificed now. In 1996, you ran on a promise of eradicating terror, of eradicating Hamas. We’re going to abandon our people, abandon them a second time, because of what?”
There was at all times time to kill Sinwar and eradicate Hamas, Dekel-Chen stated.
This all occurred underneath Netanyahu’s watch
“This all happened on his watch,” he stated. “We all agree that Hamas needs to be destroyed, but not at the price of killing these people, our own people, who may still be alive.”
Dekel-Chen stated it is a fantasy to suppose that the entire hostages shall be launched simply with army motion.
There is no various to the negotiation course of, he stated.
Dekel-Chen praised President Joe Biden and his administration, saying they’re doing every part they’ll. He stated the administration has a tough job as a result of they must get everybody to the desk, together with Israel.
“What we’ve been hearing and seeing over the last couple of days is a demonstration of the Biden administration’s seriousness about resolving this horrible conflict and getting the hostages home, as many as possible, alive,” he stated.
Over the previous few days, Dekel-Chen stated he is heard and seen the Biden administration’s seriousness about resolving the battle and getting as many hostages as attainable dwelling alive.
“As far as Israelis are concerned, I think the Biden administration itself understands that more leverage may be needed, on all of the parties, in order to bring our loved ones home,” He stated. “But all that we’ve seen until now is that the Biden administration is deeply committed to getting it done.”
