Some days ago MK Ayelet Shaked initiated a bill to help keep national prisoners who committed "unforgivable crimes" behind bars, and to minimize their chances of them walking free in future deals. Well, it can be discussed for hours about the subject, but regarding some of the opinions, others suggested that it shouldn't matter wether the prisoners are political or not, anyone who committed crime the people find hard to digest, shouldn't be walked out, period.
It was known for years that the judging arm in Israel still lacks some integrity, perhaps it lost it. killers of the helpless in Israel find themselves free after a rediculous punishment served, and at some cases justice is never achieved. Which is also something many don't talk about.
At the last years bills were brought up to the Knesset, regarding abuse of the helpless, the worsening violence and the actions of some of the Israeli youth. On top of the list, they talked about domestic abuse.
We all know that this is a goobal problem, but at many times in Israel it's shoved under the rug and lately hardly discussed.
Today is the 12th of May, it's the day that many Israelis belive to be the one in which we lost some of our innocence. I talk about a story that took place in Israel 5 years ago, a story that caused us to put aside the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for the time being, to discuss and ponder on things that matter.
It was a hot summer day, the date: 23-24 of August, 2008. The Israeli newspapers abandoned all political arguments in favor of one mystery needed solving. A four year old girl, named Rose, went missing from her home 3 months earlier, and nobody knows where she is. They said then, they cannot guarantee her safety
From there it was like a rolling snowball, what began as a mystery resembeling the Madeleine McCan story, possible rumors about kidnapping and mobs and God knows what turned out to be a simpler, yet more sickening story.
Rose was born in Normandie, France, 2008, to Father Benjamin and Mother Marie Charlotte. Benjamin was son of an Israeli man, but he never knew his father, was raised by a single mother.
When Marie, Rose's mother, was a child, the father left after a rough divorce, living his ex-wife Isabelle to take care of Marie. Isabelle wasn't mentaly stable and used to abuse her daughter, was addicted to alcohol and used to beat up her daughter. Marie met husband Benjamin while still being a teenager. Benjamin was described as a disturbed boy, yet a quiet one. Marie and Ben started a relationship while she was 16, and she got pregnant and lost the child soon after.
It was then when the relationship turned difficult and nearly abusive.
awhile after, Marie got pregnant again, and Rose was born.
The couple married while Rose was about 5 months old.
A month or two afer, Benjamin got hold of his father in Israel, and the couple made Aliyah to get to know him. along with father, Ronny Ron, his mother Vivianne and older sister waited for them.
Things seemed normal, but then it was later discovered that Marie and her father in law fell in love, abruptly, having sexual relation behind's Benjamin's back. The man, obviously hurt and angry, took of back to France with the toddler Rose, after Marie clafirifed that she doesn't want Rose in her life anymore.
Benjamin married a woman named Jeniffer later on, and the couple had a son. few months after, Rose was taken away from them, hospitalisized and sent to an orphanage once it was discovered she suffered abuse by her father and step mother.
She was sent to at least 3 orphanages in France, expelled from them all before reching the age of 3. Later sent to her grandmother, Marie's mom, she stayed with her for a few months, but after showing signs of trauma, her grandmother sent her away to another orphanage.
When being nearly 4, it was when her mother finally bothered to come looking for her, taking her back to Israel. Marie Charlotte, now married to her own father in law, with two young babies, didn't bother to care for Rose much.
Ronny Ron, the grandfather, was impatient and used to hit the girl. She didn't get along with her sister, and Marie didn't understand her, since Rose could hardly speak, the abuse she's been through caused her silence.
After awhile, deciding she doesn't want the child, she sent her to Vivianne, Ronny Ron's mother and Rose's grandmother. Vivianne took care of the child for some months but at some point decided she had enough and told her son and daughter in law to send the girl to a kindergarten. They refused.
They decided to try and send Rose to adoption, to an adoptive family, to a boarding school, but that wasn't enough for them
On May 12th, 2008, Rose Isabelle disappeared.
She was reported missing only in July, nearly 3 months after her disappearance.
The search party in Israel took place for over a month, when every lead was checked. It was discovered that she was physically abused by almost every adult in her life, she'd bang her head against the wall, sleep on the floor and talk to herself. She was repeatedly abused and hit, especially in the head area.
After arresting most of the adults involved, it was later discovered that on the day she was last seen, 12th of May, 6 years ago, she was murdered by her parents, her body tossed into Tel Aviv river, as they hoped to erase any proof of her existence.
When Rose was murdered, she was 4.5 years old
This child became the symbol of protest against child abuse in Israel. When speaking of children at risk, we mention Rose's name. The name of her killer is on the top list of the committers of the most non-national casued horrific crimes. After her murder politicians filled speeches about the child abuse problem in the general society, and what can be done about it.
So yeah, now we are much aware of this problem, and now they fill us with suggestions regarding the need of keep Palestinian prisoners behind bars. It's all nice and all, but we have a bad root amongst us besides the point, which is the rediculous punishments given to brutal killers who shouls spent most of their lives behind bars.
Mosly when it comes to domestic abuse.
The politicians ignore that. I believe that if for once they decide to leave aside the Palestinian issue, they'd be able to sea that each child and helpless taken away, is another soul tormented and wasted.
Rose's name was mentioned again today, and yesterday, like it is many of the times we discuss the problem in Israel. But on the day when MKs suggest useful propositions, they need to think in more of a general way, too.
Rest in peace, Rose
It was known for years that the judging arm in Israel still lacks some integrity, perhaps it lost it. killers of the helpless in Israel find themselves free after a rediculous punishment served, and at some cases justice is never achieved. Which is also something many don't talk about.
At the last years bills were brought up to the Knesset, regarding abuse of the helpless, the worsening violence and the actions of some of the Israeli youth. On top of the list, they talked about domestic abuse.
We all know that this is a goobal problem, but at many times in Israel it's shoved under the rug and lately hardly discussed.
Today is the 12th of May, it's the day that many Israelis belive to be the one in which we lost some of our innocence. I talk about a story that took place in Israel 5 years ago, a story that caused us to put aside the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for the time being, to discuss and ponder on things that matter.
It was a hot summer day, the date: 23-24 of August, 2008. The Israeli newspapers abandoned all political arguments in favor of one mystery needed solving. A four year old girl, named Rose, went missing from her home 3 months earlier, and nobody knows where she is. They said then, they cannot guarantee her safety
From there it was like a rolling snowball, what began as a mystery resembeling the Madeleine McCan story, possible rumors about kidnapping and mobs and God knows what turned out to be a simpler, yet more sickening story.
Rose was born in Normandie, France, 2008, to Father Benjamin and Mother Marie Charlotte. Benjamin was son of an Israeli man, but he never knew his father, was raised by a single mother.
When Marie, Rose's mother, was a child, the father left after a rough divorce, living his ex-wife Isabelle to take care of Marie. Isabelle wasn't mentaly stable and used to abuse her daughter, was addicted to alcohol and used to beat up her daughter. Marie met husband Benjamin while still being a teenager. Benjamin was described as a disturbed boy, yet a quiet one. Marie and Ben started a relationship while she was 16, and she got pregnant and lost the child soon after.
It was then when the relationship turned difficult and nearly abusive.
awhile after, Marie got pregnant again, and Rose was born.
The couple married while Rose was about 5 months old.
A month or two afer, Benjamin got hold of his father in Israel, and the couple made Aliyah to get to know him. along with father, Ronny Ron, his mother Vivianne and older sister waited for them.
Things seemed normal, but then it was later discovered that Marie and her father in law fell in love, abruptly, having sexual relation behind's Benjamin's back. The man, obviously hurt and angry, took of back to France with the toddler Rose, after Marie clafirifed that she doesn't want Rose in her life anymore.
Benjamin married a woman named Jeniffer later on, and the couple had a son. few months after, Rose was taken away from them, hospitalisized and sent to an orphanage once it was discovered she suffered abuse by her father and step mother.
She was sent to at least 3 orphanages in France, expelled from them all before reching the age of 3. Later sent to her grandmother, Marie's mom, she stayed with her for a few months, but after showing signs of trauma, her grandmother sent her away to another orphanage.
When being nearly 4, it was when her mother finally bothered to come looking for her, taking her back to Israel. Marie Charlotte, now married to her own father in law, with two young babies, didn't bother to care for Rose much.
Ronny Ron, the grandfather, was impatient and used to hit the girl. She didn't get along with her sister, and Marie didn't understand her, since Rose could hardly speak, the abuse she's been through caused her silence.
After awhile, deciding she doesn't want the child, she sent her to Vivianne, Ronny Ron's mother and Rose's grandmother. Vivianne took care of the child for some months but at some point decided she had enough and told her son and daughter in law to send the girl to a kindergarten. They refused.
They decided to try and send Rose to adoption, to an adoptive family, to a boarding school, but that wasn't enough for them
On May 12th, 2008, Rose Isabelle disappeared.
She was reported missing only in July, nearly 3 months after her disappearance.
The search party in Israel took place for over a month, when every lead was checked. It was discovered that she was physically abused by almost every adult in her life, she'd bang her head against the wall, sleep on the floor and talk to herself. She was repeatedly abused and hit, especially in the head area.
After arresting most of the adults involved, it was later discovered that on the day she was last seen, 12th of May, 6 years ago, she was murdered by her parents, her body tossed into Tel Aviv river, as they hoped to erase any proof of her existence.
When Rose was murdered, she was 4.5 years old
This child became the symbol of protest against child abuse in Israel. When speaking of children at risk, we mention Rose's name. The name of her killer is on the top list of the committers of the most non-national casued horrific crimes. After her murder politicians filled speeches about the child abuse problem in the general society, and what can be done about it.
So yeah, now we are much aware of this problem, and now they fill us with suggestions regarding the need of keep Palestinian prisoners behind bars. It's all nice and all, but we have a bad root amongst us besides the point, which is the rediculous punishments given to brutal killers who shouls spent most of their lives behind bars.
Mosly when it comes to domestic abuse.
The politicians ignore that. I believe that if for once they decide to leave aside the Palestinian issue, they'd be able to sea that each child and helpless taken away, is another soul tormented and wasted.
Rose's name was mentioned again today, and yesterday, like it is many of the times we discuss the problem in Israel. But on the day when MKs suggest useful propositions, they need to think in more of a general way, too.
Rest in peace, Rose
