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2008-10-24 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Hamas: Jerusalem stabbing is natural response to Israeli aggression

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Posted by Fred 2008-10-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Hamas

#1 Murder is just a normal way for our boys to work off all that pent up sexual energy...

Posted by 3dc 2008-10-24 00:19|| 2008-10-24 00:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Abraham Ozeri, an 86-year-old Jerusalem resident, died of his wounds...

Yeah, but I'm sure Mo and his greaseball friends will always tell the tale as if Abe was an Israeli commando with an M-16 in both hands...

Posted by tu3031 2008-10-24 03:05|| 2008-10-24 03:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Mr. Ozeri was of an age to have seen, fought, and survived the Holocaust and all of Israel's wars. I wonder if there is a story to his life to go with this one of his death.

Posted by Glenmore 2008-10-24 07:44|| 2008-10-24 07:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Friends and family of Avraham Ozeri voiced sorrow and anger at the killing of the 86-year-old they described as "salt of the earth" in Thursday's stabbing attack in Jerusalem. "My father was a man whom everyone loved and who never wronged a single person. To stab a man such as this, at this age, is an animal-like act," said Ozeri's son, Amos. He added that his father's motto was "love of the land."

Ozeri was born in the capital's Bukharan Quarter to parents who had immigrated from Yemen. He was educated in a cheder orthodox primary school and later in a talmud Torah, another religious institution. From the age of 15 he held various temporary jobs. In 1942, he enlisted in the British Mandate police force, and served as a guard north of the Dead Sea. At one point, he was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Jewish underground, although he was released after a short period of time.

Ozeri fought in the 1948 War of Independence in the Yemin Moshe and Abu Tor areas of Jerusalem. He volunteered in the 1956 Sinai Campaign and 1967 Six-Day war, working on Israel Defense Forces fortifications. Ozeri then worked for 35 years as a customs official, retiring in 1998. A year later, his wife Rivka passed away.

Nir Yogev, Ozeri's grandson related that his grandfather had planned to participate in a 10-kilometer run in Tel Aviv on Saturday. "Grandpa was an exemplary sportsman and was involved in long-distance running for 40 years. Over the years, there wasn't a marathon that grandpa didn't take part in. His closet was full of trophies and awards. Up until a few years ago he would run with me and [his other] grandchildren every Shabbat from the neighborhood of Gilo to the neighborhood of Ramot, and back," said Yogev.

Posted by tu3031 2008-10-24 10:23|| 2008-10-24 10:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Thanks, tu, I did not find it with my brief search.
So this man fought for his country in three wars, and did not retire until age 76. About what I expected. These are the kind of men we need more of in our current generations (and I say that before noting the guy was still running distance races!)

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-10-24 18:23|| 2008-10-24 18:23|| Front Page Top

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