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Koby Mandell was an Israeli-American child. He was murdered on May 8, 2001, by Palestinian terrorists, at the age of 13 years old.
Biography
Koby was born in 1987 in the United States and held dual citizenship in Israel and United States, in Silver Spring. He was the oldest son of Sherri Mandell and Rabbi Seth Mandell. He moved to Israel along with his family when he was in 4th grade.
On May 8, 2001, Koby and his friend Yosef Ishran skipped school to go hiking in the rocky countryside that surrounded the Mandell home in Tekoa, a settlement on the West Bank. The two boys were bludgeoned to death with rocks by terrorists. Although no proof was found, a group called Hizbullah-Palestine claimed responsibility.
Proposed Koby Mandell Act
As a result of the murder, several legislators introduced the Koby Mandell Act, which reprimanded the State Department for, as it said, not doing enough about Palestinian terrorists who had harmed American citizens, and which created an Office of Justice for Victims of Overseas Terrorism in the Department of Justice. The legislation was spearheaded by Morton Klein's Zionist Organization of America and opposed by other Jewish groups, who said that its targeting of Palestinians was detrimental to its counterterrorism aim. The provisions of the law which created the office were eventually incorporated into a 2004 omnibus spending bill.
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."
References
- Mackinnon, Mark (April 26, 2006). "On wrong side of a barrier, and not willing to move". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- Berger, Matthew E. (December 16, 2004). "Bill Cracks Down on Killers of Americans". Jewish Journal.