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| '''Koby Mandell''' was an ]-] child who was killed on May 8, 2001, by ] terrorists.<ref>{{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=], ]|work=The Jerusalem Post|accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref>Koby was 13 years old at the time of his death. | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| Koby was born in 1987 in the United States and held ] in ] and ], in ]. He was the oldest son of ] 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 ], 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. <ref>{{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}}</ref> | |||
| ==Koby Mandell Act== | |||
| The Koby Mandell Act was passed in 2004 to create a new office in the ] to capture all foreign ] who have killed or harmed Americans overseas, including Palestinian Arabs. <ref></ref> | |||
| ==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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