Hersh Goldberg Polin – Hamas murdered a part of my DNA
I am speechless.
I don’t have the words to express the degree of anger and devastation I feel after learning Hamas executed my cousin Hersh.
I was really hopeful Hersh would make it home to the arms of his parents and sisters. I was looking forward to the images of the world embracing my brave young cousin surviving such horrendous atrocities.
I couldn’t sleep last night. I kept asking myself what did Hamas gain from such savagery of murdering another six innocent lives? I kept thinking about the sheer evilness that all of the hostages were exposed to — and many who continue to be. I kept asking myself how do you deprogram members of this deadly cult, who were programmed since early childhood — not to execute another living soul.
How do you teach these barbarians to love? I mean really understand the concept of love. It’s obvious from the actions of these primitive savages that they are clueless. The odds are they never experienced true unconditional love as children. Instead they are taught it’s a blessing to strip families of the loved ones and the ability to transmit their DNA on to the next generation.
I can’t even begin to imagine the horrors Hersh experienced along with the other five hostages. I couldn’t sleep last night. The images of the hostages last moments of life kept playing in my head. They were alone in a dark tunnel away from those who loved them. Ori Danino, Carmel Gat, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov and Eden Yerushalmi knew their lives were over. They made it this long, yet they didn’t survive quite long enough.
I was looking forward to Hersh getting a new prosthetic arm, and learning how to use it. We all know those who have been kept in captivity have been severely traumatized, this included my cousin. Hersh had a loving and supportive family that would have provided him everything he needed to overcome so much. We all knew once Hersh received the help he needed he had a bright future in front of him.
Sadly, that all ended when Hamas barbarically murdered Hersh execution style. Hamas didn’t care that Hersh radiated peace and love. Hersh was far from being their enemy. That didn’t matter to the brainwashed individual who murdered Hersh at point blank range. Whoever ordered the execution of Ori Danino, Carmel Gat, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov and Eden Yerushalmi needs to be held accountable, as does everyone who executed the order.
I have never met Rachel, Hersh, Lebbie or Orly in person, and it’s been years since I’ve seen Jon, yet that doesn’t matter. Family is family. I wish it was possible to beam myself through my computer to be in Jerusalem at Hersh’s funeral and to be present at the shiva house.
I wish I had the words that would comfort Jon, Rachel, Leebie and Orly — yet there are none. I just want my cousins to know that their extended family members are here for them in anyway we can be, and they are loved.
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