Five Years Later, Shocked and Furious

Though five years have passed, the return of the bodies of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul (along with Avera Mengistu and Shaaban Hisham Al Sayed, both of whom are mentally ill and were captured after wandering into Gaza) remains a public issue.

The families of the missing soldiers ­have made no secret of their disappointment with the government, which they say has not done enough to bring their boys home. This past week supplied yet another example.

In a conversation with Mishpacha, Simcha Goldin said the families of the missing soldiers were abruptly summoned for a meeting at the prime minister’s residence on Monday.

“We cancelled plans,” said Goldin, a history professor at Tel Aviv University. “They told us all four families were invited, which would be the first time all the families were together.”