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Koby Mandell was an Israeli-American child who was killed on May 8,
2001, by Palestinian
terrorists.[1]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 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, Koby and his friend Yosef Ishran skipped school to go
hiking in the rocky countryside that surrounded the Mandell home in
Tekoa (town), a settlement on the West
Bank. The two boys were bludgeoned to death with rocks by the
militants. Although no proof was found, a group called
Hizbullah-Palestine claimed responsibility. [2]
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. [3]
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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