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‘They Demanded He Convert to Islam’: Rom Braslavski's Mother Says Son Was Alone for Two Years
Rom Braslavski, held hostage for two years by Hamas, refused to convert to Islam despite offers of better treatment and endured severe abuse, according to his family.
- On Monday, Rom Braslavski, 21, was freed as one of 20 hostages by Hamas and returned to Israel; his mother shared his testimony at Sheba Hospital, Ramat Gan, where he is treated.
- Held alone for two years in Gaza Strip, Braslavski was offered better treatment if he converted to Islam and reported bodies of murdered hostages to Brig. Gal Hirsch, Israel’s National Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing.
- He freed himself from handcuffs and set clothes alight, causing smoke that poured from the room while a Gazan mob of some 40 people broke in.
- Maintaining faith, Braslavski recited the Shema and repeatedly says `I'm Jewish`, telling his mother, Tami Braslavski, `My father received me, not in a coffin`.
- Mournfully, he reflected on others whose parents of deceased hostages never hugged a body, while fellow freed hostage Segev Kalfon urged greater unity among the people of Israel after witnessing a staged release ceremony for Ohad Ben Ami.
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Freed hostage says his Jewish identity gave him strength during 738 days in captivity under Islamic Jihad; speaking from the hospital, he recalls religious abuse, harsh conditions and urges Israelis to strengthen their unity and faith
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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