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Naama's Story
Naama was born in Israel, and raised in India where she was educated in an American school. She graduated with a diplomacy major in high school. She was raised on values of tolerance, acceptance, equality, freedom, social justice…
As a young girl, Naama participated in the “Hands of Peace” delegation, which brings together young Americans, Israelis, and Palestinians and nurtures young leaders to promote values of mutual understanding and the pursuit of peace as a lever for creating social-global change.
Naama has always been attentive to others. She has always stood by the different and the less fortunate. She volunteered in a kindergarten for children of foreign workers (asylum seekers) and is a graduate of a youth movement that brings children together from different sectors of Israeli society.
Always looking to find common ground between people, Naama chose to practice a sport that she loves very much and that, in itself, embodies the convergence of various sports – Triathlon. The strong connection to sports runs in her family – her mother is the doctor of the Israeli women’s soccer team, so Naama has lived and breathed soccer since childhood.
She is also the connecting force at home. The second child out of four, Naama is a role model to her two younger siblings and is adored by her older brother.
Friends always surround Naama; she has friends from all over the world. We received a helping hand from Australia (newspaper story). If her friends from Gaza whom she met at the “Hands of Peace” delegation saw the photos and videos across the web of how Naama was violently abducted from her bed, there is no doubt that they would want to help her if only they could…
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