The father of Sergeant Gilad Nehemiah Nitzan, a fighter in the Sayeret Givati who fell in the battle in the northern Gaza Strip, last night (Monday) addressed an emotional letter to the leadership of the IDF, demanding to show Jewish heroism and not to stop the war until victory.
"A week and a half ago," the father began, "our dear son Gilad was killed in the battles in the Gaza Strip. A little over a month has passed since the beginning of the calamity that befell us. The nation, which until recently was divided and separated, rose and got stronger. Divisions were forgotten. Quarrels and social disconnections gave way to one simple recognition: We are one people, a Jew, the Land of Israel.
When we had the privilege of seeing our sons for the last time in the gathering grounds in the south, we saw a light in his eyes, a light of determination and a clear knowledge that there was no justice from this war, and with this knowledge came a tremendous and terrible willingness to give his life if required for the continued existence of the people of Israel in his land.
