Ynet reports:

Hundreds of people on Wednesday attended the funerals of the four residents of the West Bank settlement of Beit Hagai who were murdered in a terror attack the previous evening near Hebron.

Talya Imes, 45, and her husband Yitzhak Imes, 47, are to be buried at the Mount of Olives cemetery, while Avishai Shendler, 24, is to be buried in Petah Tikvah and Kochava Even-Haim, 37, will be buried in Ashdod.

Beit Hagai’s synagogue filled with family members during the morning hours, and as the bodies were brought in they could be heard weeping and tearing their clothes in mourning.

The Imes couple left six orphans behind, who took shelter in each others’ arms. Moriah, Avishai’s widow, was held by the women of her family.

The Imes’s son, Ariel, eulogized the couple. “Mother, father, something changed yesterday. You were a natural part of the family, and suddenly you’re not here. I can’t believe that a mother that took such good care of us is no longer here,” he said. “Come back to me, mother.”

Momi Even-Haim eulogized his wife. “How can I say goodbye to you? I only want you to stay. I don’t want you to be hurt like this. It’s cowardice to shoot a woman in a moving vehicle like that,” he said.

“I want to tell you about everyone who came, the place is full here. You probably would have hidden in the corner and said, ‘You shouldn’t have’.”

Ha’aretz:

The families and friends of the victims gathered around the bodies at the synagogue in the settlement of Beit Hagai to pay their final respects. “I promise to raise my family and my siblings. I promise that we will all remain together. We’ll get through this. I’m sorry that I didn’t spend enough time with you,” said the Ames’ eldest son, one of their six children.

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Kochava’s husband, Momi Even Haim, lamented the loss of his wife, saying “My Kochava, my love, my partner, how will I say goodbye to you?”

“I’m afraid,” he continued. “I just want you to stay. Monsters, cowards, to shoot innocent civilians – only a coward would think that shooting an innocent woman was a legitimate form of warfare.”

“You and I are embarking on separate journeys. But you are not alone – you are with a group of righteous people with whom you shared a final ride,” Momi added, referring to the other victims of the attack. “I want you to know one important thing: thousands of angels are accompanying you, my righteous one. I remain behind with a giant hole in my heart.”

Avishai Schindler’s uncle, rabbi Zvi Shalva, said “during the month of Elul we get closer to God, but he wanted you closer than the rest of us. All your acquaintances, neighbors and students felt your grace and humility.”

tali yitzhak ames
Tali and Yitzhak Ames with five of their children

kochava even-haim
Kochava Even-Haim
avishay schindler
Avishay Schindler

May G-d avenge their blood.

Update: And while the PA reportedly carried out arrests following the murder of these 4 innocent people, they have also honored the mother of 4 terrorists.

The Palestinian mother is a central partner in the struggle…
It is she who gave birth to the fighters, and she deserves
that we bow to her in salute and in honor.”

Those were the words of the Palestinian Authority’s Minister for Prisoners’ Affairs, Issa Karake, when he honored a Palestinian woman by awarding her “the Shield of Resoluteness and Giving.”

The Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs, Karake, honors mother of 4 terrorists with PA Shield. [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 28, 2010] She received this honor because she is the mother of four sons who are serving a total of 18 life sentences in Israeli prisons. They all killed Israeli civilians in terror attacks.

The Minister also “praised the Abu Hamid family as a model of willpower and of the struggle for the independence of Palestine” when he visited the family with a ministry delegation, human rights organizations and released prisoners, the official PA daily newspaper reported.

The four sons are serving life sentences for the following crimes:

Nasser Abu Hamid – 7 life sentences + 50 years – commander in Fatah’s military wing the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades in Ramallah. Convicted of killing seven Israeli civilians and 12 attempted murders.

Nasr Abu Hamid – 5 life sentences – Member of terror faction of Fatah, Tanzim, and convicted of involvement in two terror attacks and arms dealing.

Sharif Abu Hamid– 4 life sentences – a member in one of the brothers’ units carrying out terror attacks against civilians and soldiers. Accompanied a suicide bomber to his attack in March 2002.

Muhammad Abu Hamid
– 2 life sentences + 30 years – involvement in terror attacks.

Minister Karake also chose this week to visit the home of the suicide terrorist Ayyat Al-Akhras who in 2002 entered a Jerusalem supermarket and detonated a bomb murdering two Israelis and killing herself. The minister’s visit took place on the occasion of the Palestinian “National Day for Returning the Bodies of Palestinian and Arab Shahids and MIA’s.”

The mother who received the award for having four terrorist sons was described as “Khansa of Palestine,” which is a reference to Al-Khansa, a woman from the earliest period of Islam who sent her four sons to battle and rejoiced when they all died as Martyrs. Calling the Palestinian mother by this name reinforces the message that seeking death as a Martyr is a worthy and honorable goal and that parents should proudly sacrifice their children.

Update: Footage from one of the funerals.

33 thoughts on “The Innocent Lives Lost”

  1. Thank The Lord for the deaths of these 4 Terrorists. This is a heroic attack as a natural response to the ongoing ILLEGAL and TERRORIST occupation of not only Jerusalem, but the whole of Palestine.
    You are really hypocritical, 'Innocent Lives Lost' , what about the thousands of INNOCENT Palestinian lives lost? Oh yeah, i forgot theyre only palestinian, they dont matter as much as these Anti-Semitic Nazis who lie to themselves calling themselves 'Jews'.

    1. There are innocents lost on both sides. Only a true nazi would be happy at the murder of unarmed civilians – especially Jews. May G-d grant you and yours all the Palestinians wish for the Jewish people. Amen.

          1. There's only one way to read that last line. It's based on the saying: be careful what you wish for, YOU might just get it.

              1. Obviously they don't wish for peace, so whatever evil they wish on others should come back on themselves. Sorry if this was vague.

                1. So the Jews will be dead and they will have the precious strip of land to turn back into a wasteland and that will come back to bite them how?

                  1. No. Nanoloshen means that what the Bally barbarians wish upon the Jews should happen to them instead.

                    At ease, everyone. Vaguery clarified.

    2. Theres a difference between going out to kill 4 civilians and going out to kill terrorists and 4 civilians accidentally die because the terrorists shoot from behind pregnant women.

      <img src=http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/5138/humanshield.jpg>

        1. I think it was a facebook group opposing the ground zero mosque. Or it might have been a group advocating to "burn a Quran" (which I dont agree with, but thats a separate issue).

          1. Love the pic! And I agree, about the Quran, there are so many reasons why that's wrong from my perspective (secular moral/ethics, respect for books, Judaism's respect for other religions, etc.).

    3. On such a tragic event you choose to unleash this unvarnished hatred. Your political differences with Israelis and their friends do not excuse such despicable language. You should truly be ashamed for leaving such a message.

    4. Well said EmGee.

      Do you think that if the family were Palestinian that a word of print would mourn their lose on this website? I think not. Im sure I will be called an anti semite and my IP revealed, so is the bias on this website, but frankly I dont care!

      Israeli must learn that their occupation of Palestine is illegal. They need to respect the opinions of Britons such as yourself, considering they sould not have a state without you!

      Free Palestine!

  2. EmGee shames England and the UK with his/her disgusting comments.He/She doesn't speak for me by any stretch of the imagination!

    My thoughts & prayers go out to the families & friends of those killed by the cowards who shamed their own families yesterday.

  3. Dave, I keep getting "Your session has expired" when I try to post unless I quickly refresh and post. Any ideas why this is? It may be on IDs end..

    Irony:
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  4. EmGee's comments are rich, coming from the foremost occupier in history. I don't remember England welcoming the killing of its civilians as a natural consequence of its policies.

    1. Where does it say EmGee is from England?

      He could be from Wales or the Isle of man for all you know but don't let ignorance get in the way of pointing the finger!

  5. Michael Zvi Krumbein

    And eventually we will let these people out. I WISH there was some way to convince Israelis of the necessity of a death penalty.

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