Netanel, Jonathan

The eldest son of Malka and Amos. Jonathan was born in Jerusalem on the 17th of Sivan 5762 (8.6.1982). The eldest brother of Moshe Yitzchak, Sarah and David Abraham. “Yonatan was born during the Peace for Galilee war,” his parents said, “from an early age he was characterized by alertness, curiosity and reason … Everything interested him – he studied things, An outstanding student, very interested in the computer, in the construction and assembly of different things (Malgo) challenges us to keep pace with him and in the varied fields of interest. ” Jonathan, who was called Jon by all his lovers, studied in Jerusalem. At the age of three, he began studying at the “Morasha” Talmud Torah school, went on to the Noam elementary school and for four years of high school at Yeshivat Zehirim near Merkaz Harav. Almost without exerting effort, he was very successful in his studies, and always stood out for his morality and good heartedness. Jonathan often stood by children with social or academic difficulties and helped them as best they could. The boy, Yehonatan, told his brother Yitzhak: “We shared together the special atmosphere of Jerusalem, in the playground we spent hours together, childhood memories floating and rising, joyous childhood, the years pass by and you grow up. “You took care, you organized, and everything was in the best possible way …” Yonatan stood out as a leading and independent student in high school as well. Beyond his studies, he was very interested in computers and spent hours reading books of every kind and listening to music. He also traveled extensively in Israel, with his brothers and friends. When he was in high school, Jonathan began to shape his way as an adolescent, his parents wrote: “With his strengths, he carved a mountain in order to find out his way. Jonathan began to build his own world and his aspirations. ” At the end of the 12th grade, Yonatan decided to continue with the “sons of David,” the owner of a preparatory pre-military yeshiva where he studied for three years. That he wants to enlist in service as much as possible. “Yehonatan stood out as a serious and diligent student in the preparatory program, and during the course of his studies Yehonatan prepared meticulous summaries of about five hundred shiurim he had heard. I pray and hope that I will find it worthy to find an army, I will fight with all my strength and my soul and to dry it with me. ” Jonathan wrote the song “And here is the end of the battle”: “And the beginning is moving away / And here comes the separation, and what distancing? Part of me remains, but what remains of me leaves / How will I find my family, whom I so love? We have a blazing fire, and if you miss, you will be missed, you will miss a beat, but you will miss your heart. ” He volunteered for the Magellan unit, a special combat unit, successfully completed the course and as a sergeant led his team to special achievements. Yair, a kibbutz soldier who was on Jonathan’s team, told of him and of ideological arguments between them: “… no one wanted to be the one who came out against him, because he was stronger, more poisoned, more sweaty, more determined, more … It’s hard to explain what’s more, but it’s definitely something more, because that’s how it was – like this more … in a four-night exercise in the same position … I was pushed aside not only byBut also in arguments. There was no need for guard duty, who would stay awake and who would try to sleep without success. June and selfish debates and debates have moved the time better than ever. And this is the place to admit. I did not have the answers for June. Even when I did, what happened did not happen, his strength and his faith were the ones that overcame me. “When he completed the course with distinction, he was assigned, at his request, to the Paratroopers Brigade in Battalion 202. Brigadier General Hagai Mordechai, commander of the paratroopers brigade, was Jonathan’s commander: “I remember very well the operation that Yoni commanded in the western part of the city of Hebron, For many years, Yoni has been active in initiating, planning and leading the department in a combat procedure that he did not know A special unit, and, of course, commanded the force in the area .Yoni and his soldiers operated in a densely populated civilian area, maintaining exemplary operational discipline, managing to assimilate, identify an enemy and surprise the house they were in, attack and attack the terrorists. The first to lead the battle, first to lead the mission on the ground and to identify the enemy, the first to decide to give orders, to respond, and the first to get up and storm, and in the course of the investigation, despite the qualitative operational result, Yoni bravely displayed his mistakes. .. For me June will always remain a human lover, Minister, honest, humble, determined and victorious warrior, an officer with a gleam in the eye and commander takes personal responsibility, establishes norms and standards and serves as a role model. ” Jonathan was very fond of traveling in Israel and abroad, and when he received a vacation in the army, he went on a trip to Thailand, during which he was injured in a motorcycle accident, but despite a slight limp he returned to full function. As a soldier, and especially as a commander, he often helped the soldiers with all their problems, and in any case the truth was that he was a soldier in the army. Jonathan never uttered a lie from his mouth, even when he paid a personal price for it Brigadier General Hertzi, who commanded the Paratroopers Brigade, said: “We held a course for deputy company commanders, and I came to talk to the officers in the course … Yoni asked to speak – he criticized Points to several issues in the brigade. Directly, modestly and pleasantly, Yoni said harsh things… The way Yoni spoke made me think. I thought about it a lot after the conversation, and I soon realized that it did not leave me because Yonny had written well for me things that bothered me very much but I could not point to it accurately. I was very sympathetic with Yoni’s words, I learned from them and I hope that helped me improve. “Nir, Jonathan’s friend from Yeshiva and his commander in the unit, said:” The real ability to challenge the book, to learn, not to take everything for granted You came to the root of the matter, accompanied you also with the weapon. You broke the frame and built new frameworks that were more creative, deeper and more sophisticated. The pattern of thought was original, authentic … The same real qualities that accompanied you in the yeshiva were expressed in the army. The independence of thought, the desire to learn, were values ​​that characterized you throughout the service. “During his service, Jonathan married ZionaBeit Khoury). The couple lived in Kedumim in Samaria, where their daughter, Maayan, was born in 2008. Jonathan’s mother said: “… and here comes the wedding that raised you to a new high, you found in Zion a wonderful complement to your spiritual aspirations, you found in it relaxation and pleasantness and you are happy and smiling, caring and pampering the love of your soul … And here was born Maayan, and you turn out to be a loving father, And protects and divides your time with the same dedication between the army and the family … And you, too, do not forget to arrive, relaxed, smiling and happier than ever … “And Jonathan himself wrote to his parents in one of his letters to them:” To my dear father and mother, I feel that this is a good opportunity, and I feel that all the good things in me are from you. Who is the one who gave birth to such a soul, and all the way through your education, your investment and dedication towards me made me what I am … Today, at this stage in my life, the connection with Ziona is very significant for me, “In December 2008, the IDF launched Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip, aimed at reducing the number of rockets fired at Israel and strengthening its deterrence, and was killed in a battle in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, 2009) during the operation. He was twenty-seven when he fell. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl, Jerusalem. Survived by wife and daughter, parents, two brothers and a sister. After his fall, Jonathan was promoted to captain. A short time before his fall, at a reunion in memory of a friend, Jonathan said: “Many times in recent times I have been able to meet with death, and this time again reassures me that death actually takes the body, the material, and leaves us with the ideal side of man, the good side, The moral side, the side through which we can come and elevate and refine our life. ” “Jonathan, his brother Isaac, was taken from us during Operation Cast Lead on Yom Tevet, which is a day of national mourning and mourning, and indeed your mourning is national, and your personality is also an Israeli personality. I promise you, my dear brother Yon, that you will love Zion and Ma’ayan and we will keep up and walk along the journey ahead of them. ” On the 30th anniversary of the fall of Jonathan, his mother, Malka, eulogized: “My beloved son of Jonathan, as in your life in this world that was full of strength, heroism and devotion, so you died in the storm to the heavens with your pure soul. “At the meeting on the anniversary of the fall of Jonathan, his father Amos said:” … June in the journey of life came down a few stations before each one of us, But there is the possibility of meeting him again, if we can stop the race of life and march toward it, to the same eternal dimensions that exist in June and June And I hope that we will be worthy of you … “On the first anniversary of the fall of Jonathan, his commander spoke, Lt. Col. Yaniv: “… How wise you were, since you did not hesitate to demonstrate weakness and learn when necessary, even if you came from a special unit to an old division in the battalion, you knew how to tell the truth. Jewish conflict. Jewish heroism does not begin in the face of the enemy, but in the face of everyday life.How rich you were, for it was just to see your eyes on Zion, the little spring, and see how your eyes glinted as if you were looking at live diamonds. Happy in this world, good for you in the World to Come. How honored you were, for you have given each of us as if he were the only creature on earth, as if you could not divide the attention, you have concentrated him each time for one person. After all, they say in their death they commanded us to live, and what is the commandment that tells the story of your life, Yoni? A commandment of Jewish unity at all costs, free love. The commandment of the way of the land, of the small individual and the size of the public. A commandment of sweet Jewish devotion, smiling, eternal … June Nathaniel is the wonderful story of the Israeli paratrooper. We are proud of him, teach his way and remember with a smile and with love. “On the first anniversary of Jonathan’s death, his family produced the film” A Year with You and Without You “, which can be viewed on the Internet. In a number of ways: his sister Sarah’s son was named after him, and so were other babies, a Torah scroll was written in the name of Yonatan, in the preparatory program my husband was named after him, and it was decided to grant scholarships to the children in his memory.