City of Philadelphia - File #: 140628

• File #: 140628
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 6/19/2014
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 6/19/2014
• Title: Condemning the actions of the terrorists who kidnapped three Israeli teenagers.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Oh, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/19/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended	Pass
6/19/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED

Title
Condemning the actions of the terrorists who kidnapped three Israeli teenagers.

Body
WHEREAS, At 10:00 pm on Thursday, June 12, 2014, three teenage youths left the Gush Etzion yeshiva where they were students and headed for home, but never arrived; and

WHEREAS, The three are Eyal Yifrah, 19, from the village of Elad, who studied at the Shavei Hebron yeshiva; Naftali Frenkel, 16, from the village of Nof Ayalon, who also holds American citizenship; and Gil-Ad Shear, 16, from the village of Talmon, both of whom studied at the Mekor Chaim yeshiva in Kfar Etzion; and

WHEREAS, The Israeli security forces began searching for them on the following morning, Friday, June 13, 2014, and developed the assumption that they were abducted when they hitched a ride at the Gush Etzion junction; and

WHEREAS, On the morning of Friday, June 13, 2014, a burned-out Hyundai was found near the village of Dura (near Hebron), and according to security sources, the vehicle is linked to the abduction. The Israeli security forces initiated a broad search focusing on the Hebron region, which is still ongoing; and

WHEREAS, So far no credible organization has claimed responsibility and the abductors have not contacted anyone in Israel. Two claims of responsibility reported by the media were apparently false; and

WHEREAS, The abduction of the three youths was preceded by dozens of attempted abductions, which were prevented by the Israeli security forces. The attempts were the result of continual Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) incitement to abduct Israelis to secure the release of more Palestinian terrorist operatives from Israeli jails, inspired by Hamas' success of the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange deal, which is regarded as a model. Hamas also simulates the abduction of IDF soldiers in its public displays. Abducting Israelis as bargaining chips enjoys the support of the Palestinian street in the Gaza Strip and in Judea and Samaria as well; and

WHEREAS, ...