941 days missing: Haymanot Kasau’s family rallies in Jerusalem to demand Shin Bet investigation
The protest follows the Jerusalem Municipality's refusal to permit the abducted girl's family to erect a protest tent.
On Wednesday, a demonstration was held in Jerusalem's Paris Square to call for a Shin Bet investigation into the disappearance of Haymanot Kasau, a nine-year-old girl who vanished on February 25, 2024, from an absorption center in Safed. The Kasau family, led by her father Tesfaye Kasau, reported that they had repeatedly sought permission to erect a protest tent outside the Supreme Court, Knesset, and Prime Minister's residence, but were denied.
Tesfaye Kasau addressed Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expressing frustration that they had not received any answers to their numerous questions about the investigation. He questioned whether there were suspects, a direction for the investigation, or whether it was focused within or outside of Israel, as well as whether all possible checks, such as phone geolocations and polygraphs for everyone at the absorption center, had been conducted.
The demonstration was organized after the Jerusalem Municipality refused to allow the family to erect a protest tent. The Kasau family has led a public campaign for increased efforts to locate Haymanot, holding protests and marches in various locations. Shelly Shem Tov, mother of released hostage Omer Shem Tov, spoke at the demonstration, expressing her support for the Kasau family and emphasizing the importance of not feeling abandoned during this difficult time. She appealed to the public to support the family and to come together in solidarity.
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