Since Omer would always play basketball when he lived in Plainview, the town included a basketball court in the park with a plaque that reads: “From this park, where he once played as a child, to the distant battlefield where he fought in defense of freedom and democracy. Family friend Gabrielle Miller, who babysat Neutra when he was a boy, thanked the town for creating the memorial, describing it as a way to permanently etch the slain Israel Defense Force captain into the streets that he called home. Actor Michael Rapaport, who got to know the Neutras from his pro-Israel activism, attended the event and said he was moved by the family’s story and called for Hamas to immediately release the 21-year-old’s body along with other murdered hostages’ corpses — while freeing those believed to be still alive.
Author: Dorian Geiger, Ronny Reyes
Published at: 2025-09-21 22:02:26
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