@Diamond82
I Googled him as I had not heard of this, and found he also ran the Jerusalem marathon in memory of Bibas family too.
I also found that 59 people ran for 59 hostages, but I hadn't heard of them / this either.
Did this even get mentioned in the British news ?
as the news I found on the ' 59 runners for 59 hostages ' via Google were all from Jewish and / or Israeli newspapers / news sources i.e. The Jewish Chronicle.
The only news coverage / interviews I actually saw was the fathers ( and family / friends ) of two of the three little girls that were murdered in Stockport, England.
I will admit I didn't watch the London Marathon nor did I actively look for anything on it, until I read @Diamond82's comment.
Maybe this is ' normal ' ? that English news reports on English children ?
Yes it is important that the three little girls that were murdered were remembered / reported on and I am not denying that.
or maybe it is ' normal ' for English news ( it was the BBC I had on at the time ) to ' sweep under the carpet ' anything about Yoel Levy or the 59 for 59 hostages.
I will admit that maybe I missed any coverage of the above.
Should / shall I conclude that growing up in a small area in the South side of Glasgow in the 60's / 70's, Judaism was the 3rd largest religion in my day, Church of Scotland was the largest and Roman Catholic was the next.
Although I knew far more Jewish people than I did Roman Catholic people.
( I would guess it is obvious from the above, that I am Church of Scotland )
But that would probably be a whole different thread,
and I am fully aware this thread is for the hostages - past and present, living, returned, murdered and those still held hostage.