---- Rabbi Lenny Levin
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July 2, 2014
Action Alert: Send Condolence Letters to the Bereaved Families Dear Rabbi Leonard,How much evil can we bear in one short week? It is with a sad and heavy heart that I share with you that the body of a 15-year-old boy, Muhammad Hussein Abu Khdeir, was found early this morning in Jerusalem. There are signs of much violence on his body. Right now, riots are breaking out in his neighborhood Shuafat in East Jerusalem. Last night, the streets of Jerusalem were lined with hundreds of rioters shouting "death to Arabs" and "revenge." Yesterday I wept with millions over the bodies of Eyal, Naftali and Gilad who were murdered by their Arab captors. Today I am choking up with tears over an innocent Arab boy who appears to have been murdered in their revenge.
We have been monitoring previous cases of attacks against Arabs and discovered that no charges were made in either, because the files were "lost."
We must harness our energies to push the police to find all of the perpetrators and bring them to justice. The same resources that are devoted to find and punish the murderers of Eyal, Naftali, and Gilad should be devoted to finding the murderers of Muhammad Hussein.
I am turning to you today to help us fight a growing wave of racism in Israel. It is our responsibility to stop this ugliness. The pivotal moment has arrived. I am on my way to join thousands at a Tag Meir (Light Tag) demonstration at 5:30pm at Cat Square, right near Ben Yehuda street. I am going to voice my outrage at the futility of these murders, and proclaim that, "we mourn. We do not avenge." An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind (Mahatma Gandhi). Yours, Anat Hoffman Action Alert: Send Condolence Letters to the Bereaved Families
The bereaved family of Eyal Fraenkel issued a statement this morning:
"There is no difference between blood and blood. Murder is murder, whatever the nationality and age. There is no justification, no forgiveness and no atonement for any kind of murder." If you agree, use our form to write to the families of Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Sa'ar, and Muhammad Hussein Abu Khdeir to express your condolences. |
