Dr. Herzl and Mrs. Zahava Shaul, parents of IDF soldier Sgt. Oren Shaul HY”D, whose body was abducted by Hamas in Gaza, continue protests towards bringing the body of their son home. The body of Lt. Hadar Goldin HY”D was also abducted by Hamas at the same time, during fighting in Operation Protective Edge, close to two years ago.

In their protest on Wednesday, 1 Rosh Chodesh Tammuz, the Shauls and supporters called on the Israel Prison Authority to cancel the perks enjoyed by imprisoned terrorists, such as viewing the Euro 2016 soccer championship games.

In their letter to Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, the Shauls question why conditions for terrorists imprisoned in Israel have improved, citing they may now have boiled eggs, watch the soccer games, and they even enjoy an increase canteen budget, 200 NIS more than it used to be.

While they are working to bring their son home for kvuras yisrael, the government is making life comfortable for imprisoned terrorists as well as providing them with free education and the ability to earn academic degrees, as many do in prison.

The families of the two soldiers and supporters continue to protest at crossings from southern Israel to Gaza, seeking to get their point across – that the Government of Israel has to turn up the pressure on Hamas to persuade the terrorist regime to release the bodies back to Israel.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)