From one of the the hostages that was held until the end, “We wanted to inform you that Abu Yusuf has been neutralized.” Those were the words that changed my life.
Translated from Hebrew
“We wanted to inform you that Abu Yusuf has been neutralized.”
Those were the words that changed my life.
Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t cry much, and certainly not that easily.
“The commander, the martyr”
That’s Talal Abd al-Al. Or as I knew him—Abu Yusuf.
That’s the guy who weighed 100 kilograms and jumped on my neck when I was malnourished.
That’s his face. That’s his hand, that’s him.
That’s the man who, when I was tied hand and foot with bruises all over my body, very close to my own death—forced me to open my mouth and spit
into it.
That’s the commander who commanded me and led the terrorist cell that held me for an entire year. That’s the commander who gave the order—”Tie up Abu Salam (that’s me) and abuse him.”
That’s the man who, by his order and with his own hands, abused me and nearly killed me several times. That’s him.
Remember when you told me to pass a message to the Shin Bet? That you gave them the middle finger to their faces and that you’re not afraid of them?
The message was delivered. Enjoy hell, you bastard son of ****
Thank you to the IDF, the Shin Bet, and the security forces, and to our very heroic soldiers.
You avenged my vengeance.
Only now can I say with 100% certainty—I won.
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