The Defense Ministry is attempting to reach an agreement with the family of St.-Sgt. David Bogdanovsky, who fell in battle in the south of the Gaza Strip in December, to remove a cross from his headstone.

“By law, it is not permissible to place a cross or any other religious marker on a military headstone,” the Ministry said.

“This is especially important in the Haifa military cemetery, where fallen Jewish soldiers are also buried,” the Ministry added, citing a ruling by the IDF Chief Rabbi that states the holiness of the Jewish cemetery is harmed by the cross.

The Ministry said it is working with the public committee for soldier memorial to reach an agreement with the family, “in light of requests by families whose loved ones are buried nearby who claim that the cross hurts their feelings [/b]and their ability to pray and say [the] Kadish [mourning prayer], and in light of the ruling of the IDF chief Rabbi.”

“The Defense Ministry mourns with the family of fallen soldier David Bogdanovsky z”l and will continue to accompany the family and all bereaved families.”


[b][size=14pt]Other graves had religious markers[/size]
The family said that other graves in the cemetery have religious markers on them, N12 reported. Bogdanovsky, a Christian resident of Haifa, made Aliyah in 2014 from Ukraine, according to Kan. He served in the Combat Engineering Corps.

Earlier this month, Bogdanovsky’s mother visited his grave and found that his headstone had been covered in black cloth while a ceremony was taking place for those killed on October 7, Ynet reported.

“I don’t have words to describe the humiliation I felt,” she told Ynet.

“I thought that my David, who gave his life to the country, who loved the country with all his heart for nine years, since his aliyah, who joined the IDF to defend me, his family, and all of us, is no different than any of the other guys, [and] is not a second-class citizen. I stood there and cried with anger, frustration, and not understanding,” she said.

dominique:
RIP to the fallen soldier, ita so sad to swe promising young people lose their lives to needless wars . His family should request for his remains to be recovered and go and bury him in a pppChristian cemetery.

His family should request for his remains to be recovered and go and bury him in a Christian cemetery

k4kenny:


No resting in peace for the terrorist soldier responsible for a genocide. May the angels of the grave inflict the most painful punishment upon him.

Which christian cemetry? The same one rabid zionist terrorist have desecrated and destroyed the tombstones?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EINrQgQV-Q?si=1WPR4-ejTBCh_zJd

Jews spit on and attack christians, yet the same christians are ready to lick the floor zionazis walk on. No wonder their rabbis call them slaves


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z581dbGqr08?si=8wn7Ft2-1IZ0Q4-P

dominique:
RIP to the fallen soldier, ita so sad to swe promising young people lose their lives to needless wars . His family should request for his remains to be recovered and go and bury him in a pppChristian cemetery.

dominique:


Maybe the soldier converted to Judaism before joining IDF. If so, his family should respect his religious stance and allow him to be buried as a Jew. Why are Jews so intolerant of Christians though?

Why are Jews so intolerant of Christians though

k4kenny:


Jerusalem post

Edusouls:
Were is pastor righteousness the apple of Gods eye isreal abominates the cross of our lord Jesus Christ being on head tomb of a buried soldier, they are negotiating with the family to remove it cos others claim it disturbs them from reciting their Jewish prayer? Abby you have seen that ur isreal rejected Christ till today