Rom Braslavski, freed this week after two years in captivity under the terrorist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, was systematically tortured, kept in shackles, and repeatedly pressed to renounce his Jewish faith and convert to Islam in exchange for food, his mother told Hebrew media Wednesday: “They tried to make him convert to Islam, promising him food in return, but Rom insisted on preserving his Jewish identity,” she said.
The 21-year-old Jerusalem resident was seized from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, where he worked security and helped evacuate wounded attendees before his capture. He vanished into isolation — held alone for 737 days under the terrorist group’s control.
Speaking to Hebrew media Wednesday from Sheba Hospital, where her son is being treated, Tami Braslavski described brutal abuse — beatings and constant psychological warfare meant to break his spirit and force him to abandon his faith.
She said guards “demanded that he convert to Islam,” dang
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