The Roof is Falling In May 29, 2001 At 7:30 this morning, when Anat Cohen, Oren Zar and Shlomit Bar-Cochva opened the door of their respective homes in Hebron, death stood on the steps. Awaiting them were messengers bearing tidings of the death of their brother, Gilad, aged 41, father of eight, murdered by terrorists not far from this home, […]
Read moreArik and SaulMay 23, 2001 Last night Prime Minister Ariel Sharon answered questions following his dramatic press conference, announcing Israeli acceptance and compliance with the Mitchell Report. One of the final questions dealt with‘settler security.’ Sharon remarked that he guaranteed the security of all Israeli settlements. With that, David Bedein, Bureau Chief of the Israel Resource News Agency, interrupted, “what […]
Read moreAnother Day, Another Funeral May 10, 2001 Yesterday, at 7:06 in the morning my beeper started buzzing. The words on the screen were chilling: “Two boys from Tekoa were found dead in a cave in the Judean Desert. There are signs of mutilation on their bodies.” The 2 boys, Kobi Mandell and Yosef Ishran, both 14 years old, were so […]
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