Ronen Nuetra, father of fallen soldier Omer Nuetra, spoke about their decision to stay in New York. He said that in the weeks after October 7, “the administration in Israel disappeared. We had to take a role decision to be a bridge between the U.S and Israel, to let people know here there’s a crisis in Israel.”
Speaking at the Israel Hayom conference in New York, Orna Neutra, mother of Omer Neutra, said it’s “heartbreaking” that they got a “warmer hug in the U.S. than in Israel.”
“We raised a boy with a true passion and love for Israel, almost a naive kind of passion that left everything behind here in the United States and made his way to becoming an officer in the Israeli army together. We couldn’t understand the reaction. This is an administration that has not owned the responsibility since day one, yet to date, and I think that’s part of the explanation.”
Yael Alexander, mother of released hostage Edan Alexander, said, “The hug that we felt here, the U.S. administration was a real one. Everyone wanted to meet us, to speak with us. They knew our stories. They were, like, prepared. You come into a meeting, and they know everything about Edan, about Omer. In Israel, it was different. It was very difficult. You felt like no one is really listening, no one is taking responsibility.”