No leads for 899 days: Eynat's family appeals to the Shin Bet
899 days after Eynat Kasau disappeared from the absorption center in Safed, her family held a protest outside the Shin Bet offices, demanding the agency join the search efforts. Her father addressed a personal letter to the head of the Shin Bet, pleading for assistance.
The family of Eynat Kasau, who disappeared 899 days ago from the absorption center in Safed, held a demonstration this Wednesday evening near the Shin Bet offices in Tel Aviv. Family members, activists, and supporters gathered to demand that the organization join the investigation into her disappearance and help achieve a breakthrough in the case.
During the protest, Eynat's father, Tasfya Kasau, read a personal letter he had written to the head of the Shin Bet, David Zini. In the letter, he expressed the profound pain of the family:
"Tomorrow we will mark 900 days that our daughter is not home, and my heart finds it difficult to bear the pain, the worry, and the helplessness. For 899 days, I have felt I am failing in the mission of my life, yet I insist on keeping hope alive. My girl believed and still believes that I will save her. Please help me."
Family members claim that the police have no leads and are demanding the involvement of the Shin Bet, pointing to the agency’s successful operations against organized crime, arms trafficking, and its role in locating missing persons and hostages. They argue that the organization's intelligence capabilities should be utilized to find Eynat.
In his letter, the father also raised a difficult question regarding the handling of the case:
"I restrain myself with all my might not to think that this is related to skin color, but it is very difficult not to wonder: if she were blonde, would her life be more important? If she were not a new immigrant, an Ethiopian, would you have already helped us? Prove to us that this is not the case."
Kasau appealed to Zini, stating: "As a father to a father, prove to me that the Land of Israel is the safest place for Jews." He concluded by saying: "I am begging you to help my Eynat. As parents, we are doing everything we can, but it is not enough without you." Eynat was nine years old when she disappeared. Tomorrow marks 900 days since she went missing, and her fate remains unknown.
