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Dear friends, Chezi Goldberg was a friend of mine, and helped my family professionally. His loss is deeply felt in the teens-at- risk world, as a family counselor, an agent for community change, and as a husband and father of seven. His siblings seek to expose the evil that threatens us and “change the tune” of the media. His sister Carrie is therefore dropping her professional work and going to stand by the bus in which her brother was killed. If you have media contacts please alert them, as it can be a powerful statement with photo-op — sad, isn’t it? I believe it is valuable to share this response with students as well. Please use the press release below as you see fit. Thank you. May we all rise to the historic challenge we find ourselves in, and see peace for Israel, our people, and the world. Shabbat Shalom and Chodesh tov, Meshe Nichnas Adar Marbim beSimcha Barnea Levi Selavan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2004 American Sister of Terror Victim to Speak at the Hague Washington, DC – Yechezkel Goldberg, 41, was murdered by a bomb murderer as he was a passenger on Bus 19 in Israel on January 29, 2004. Yechezkel, a social worker – who focused his practice on at-risk youth around the world – is survived by his wife, and 7 children ages 1 through 16 years old. Washington, D.C., photojournalist Carrie Devorah, sister of Yechezkel Goldberg, will travel to the Netherlands on behalf of her family and the countless other families whose lives have been traumatized by the senseless proliferation of murder bombings. The remains of Bus 19 are being transported to the Hague and will be on display in a plaza across the street from the International Court of Justice. The ICJ is set to hold hearings on the legality of Israel’s plan to establish a West Bank security barrier on February 23. “There seems to be a whiff of complacency on the international scene when it comes to world leaders condemning the acts of bomb murderers,” said Ms. Devorah. “Ali Jaraah, the bomb murderer that blew up Bus Number 19, intended to kill innocent civilians. Jaraah’s actions were not a political statement. It was cold blooded murder,” added Devorah. “Those killed were not collateral damage of a political struggle. They were our neighbors, our friends, our family, and now they are gone for no good reason.” “Bombing murders are not isolated to Israel. Three weeks ago, it was a bus in Israel, a week later it was commuters in Russia, followed by a similar attack in Baghdad,” added Devorah. “The leaders of the world are past due in universally condemning such attacks on civilians. As my late brother said: ‘Because, if you don’t cry, who will?’”
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