- Koby Mandell
Koby Mandell was an
Israeli -American child who was killed on May 8, 2001, byPalestinian terrorists. [cite news|title=Casualties of war|url=http://info.jpost.com/C002/Supplements/CasualtiesOfWar/2001_05_09.html|last=Dudkevitch|first=Margot|coauthors=Herb Keinon|date=May 5 ,2001 |work=The Jerusalem Post|accessdate=2008-07-15] Koby was 13 years old at the time of his death.Biography
Koby was born in 1987 in the United States and held
dual citizenship inIsrael andUnited States , inSilver Spring . He was the oldest son ofSherri Mandell and Rabbi Seth Mandell. He moved to Israel along with his family when he was in 4th grade.On May 8th, Koby and his friend Yosef Ishran skipped school to go hiking in the rocky countryside that surrounded the Mandell home in
Tekoa (town) , Israel. The two boys were bludgeoned to death with rocks by the militants. Although no proof was found, a group called Hizbullah-Palestine claimed responsibility. [cite news|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060105.wxwall05/BNStory/International/ |title=On wrong side of a barrier, and not willing to move|last=Mackinnon|first=Mark|date=April 26, 2006|work=Globe and Mail|accessdate=2008-07-15]Koby Mandell Act
The Koby Mandell Act was passed in 2004 to create a new office in the Department of Justice to capture all foreign
nationals who have killed or harmed Americans overseas, including Palestinian Arabs. [ [http://israelbehindthenews.com/Archives/Dec-03-04.htm Israel Resource Review 3rd December, 2004] ]The Koby Mandell Foundation
The Koby Mandell Foundation's stated mission is to "work to bridge the isolation that bereaved children and adults are struck with after the loss of a loved one."
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* [http://www.kobyMandell.org Official site of the Koby Mandell Foundation]
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