The parents of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin traveled to New York last week to appeal to the United Nations to help bring their son’s remains home for burial in Israel. They also lobbied on behalf of St. Sgt. Oron Shaul, whose body is similarly being held hostage by Gaza’s ruling Hamas terror organization.
Leah and Simcha Goldin were accompanied by Israel Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon on Friday to UN headquarters in New York.
“Hadar Goldin was killed during a cease-fire mediated by the international community, and the UN must take responsibility, and act against Hamas to return the bodies of Hadar and Oron to Israel for burial as soon as possible.”
They met with U.S. Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Edmond Mulet and asked his assistance to pressure Hamas to release the remains of their son and those of Oron Shaul. Both died during Operation Protective Edge in summer 2014.
While the Goldins were in New York asking for help to extract the bodies of Israeli soldiers from Gaza so they can be laid to rest , Israeli Arab Knesset member Ahmed Tibi was in Washington bad-mouthing his country. Tibi met with senior officials at the White House, and State Department, slamming Israel’s government on the tab of the taxpayers who pay his generous salary and his airline tickets.