Israelis Pay Condolences To Family Of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, Murdered Palestinian Teen
Yasmine Hafiz
Over 350 Israelis made their way to a mourning tent in Jerusalem on Tuesday to pay their condolences to the family of Mohammad Abu Khdeir, a Palestinian teenager who was brutally beaten, burned, and murdered last week. Khdeir's death is believed to be an act of retaliation for the killing of three Israeli teenagers, Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrach, and Gil-ad Shaar, who were abducted in early June.
The visit was organized by Tag Meir, a coalition of forty organizations including the Interreligious Coordinating Council of Israel (ICCI). Buses were available to transport people who wanted to express their condolences.
Rabbi Ron Kronish, the director of the ICCI and steering committee member of Tag Meir, told The Huffington Post, "We went to pay a condolence visit to this Palestinian family whose son was brutally murdered as an act of religious obligation and humanistic solidarity. Our visit was warmly received by our Palestinian neighbors who were visibly moved by our empathetic act of good will."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/09/israel-condolences-mohamm_n_5570494.html?utm_hp_ref=religion