Former Hamas Hostage Rom Braslavski: At least 60% of the Jewish hostages converted to Islam in captivity. He refused!

Quote from https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/429706:
Captivity survivor Rom Braslavski spoke for the first time about the terror group’s attempts to convince him to convert to Islam in captivity, and his decision to draw closer to Judaism.”All day they talked to you about Muhammad, the Quran, ‘Come join us. You’re wrong and we’re right,'” Braslavski recounted in an interview with Channel 14. “They tried to convince me to convert to Islam many times.”

“At least 60% of the Jewish hostages converted to Islam in captivity. They said it was just a game. And I admit that I also considered it. But I told myself, ‘G-d in heaven is looking at you and knows everything. I will not play this game.’ I decided not only would I not convert to Islam, but I would touch on their sensitive issues.”

Describing his journey drawing closer to Judaism, he shared, “Before October 7, I wasn’t a person of faith. I didn’t keep Shabbat. I grew up in Neve Yaakov, which is a very haredi neighborhood, but I went against the current. My family is still like that to this day. On October 7, I fully returned to religion.”

According to accepted halachic rules, Rom Braslavski was right and the 60% were wrong.

To understand the reasons behind this statement, see the post: On the Issue of Kiddush Hashem – Accepting the Yishmaelite Religion is Like Accepting Idolatry
See also: Menachem Gottlieb’s Audio Shiur on Rambam, Islam, and Avoda Zara and Audios: On Rabbis Participating in Iftar / Ramadan Celebrations by Menachem Gottlieb

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