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Valery Ahmir | 59 | Beit Shemesh | A doctor who immigrated to Israel from Russia 12 years ago with wife Tamara. Did not find work in his field, so took a job as a guard. Continued to work though he suffered from diabetes. |
February 22, 2002 Killed as he returned home from work at the Atarot industrial center. Terrorists in a passing car sprayed his vehicle with gunfire, hitting him in the head. |
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Galit Arbiv | 21 | Nesher | Joined police force after completing military service in the Border Police. Saw police work as her mission. Commander described her as a "daring young woman who chose to exercise her potential to the utmost until the very end." |
February 25, 2002
Killed responding to a terrorist attack on pedestrians near a bus stop in Jerusalem. One of the first officers on the scene. Wounded in shootout with terrorist and died the next day. Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility. |
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Avraham Fish | 65 | Nokdim | Retired electrical engineer. Immigrated to Israel from the former Soviet Union nine years ago. Was considered of the most idealistic people in the community. |
February 25, 2002 Fish and Aharon Gorov were killed while driving home for a Purim celebration. Fish's daughter, Tamar Lipschitz, 9-months pregnant, was shot in abdomen -- her daughter Karine, 4, suffered from shock. Tamar was rushed to the hospital and delivered a baby girl. Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility. |
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Aharon Gorov | 46 | Nokdim | Immigrated to Israel from Russia. Held Masters degree in musicology and was a music teacher in Russia. In Israel, worked for the Ministry of Education in computers. |
February 25, 2002
Killed in same incident as Avraham Fish, while they were driving home for a Purim celebration. |
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Gad Rejwan | 34 | Jerusalem | Member of a prominent Jerusalem family, involved in real estate, tourism and the food industry. Managed a factory together with his brothers. Survivors include wife and 7-year-old daughter. |
February 27, 2002 Shot by one of his Palestinian employees in the factory he managed. The employee walked into the factory office and shot Rejwan twice in the head, then fled. Two Fatah groups issued joint statement taking responsibility. |
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Moshe Dayan | 46 | Ma'ahleh Adumim | Detective with the Jerusalem police department. Enjoyed riding his motorcycle in the Judean desert. Police officer for 23 years. |
March 2, 2002 Two Bedouins discovered his bullet-riddled body next to his motorcycle in the desert. Fatah military wing claimed responsibility. |
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Tzofia Ya'arit Eliyahu | 23 | Jerusalem | Mother of 7-month-old son, Ya'akov, and two-year-old daughter, Shira. Newly religious, moved to Jerusalem in search of a more spiritual life together with her husband. He got news of her death while in military jail for refusing to enter the army in lieu of religious studies. |
March 2, 2002 Killed with her son, Ya'akov, in suicide bombing as they strolled at sunset in the ultra-Orthodox Beit Yisrael neighborhood of Jerusalem at the end of the Sabbath. Attack killed 11 people. Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility. |
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Ya'akov Avraham Eliyahu | 7 mos. | Jerusalem | Parents had recently moved to Jerusalem in search of a more spiritual life together. |
March 2, 2002 Mother was taking him on a walk to calm him after he began crying. Killed by a suicide bomber. Mother also killed. |
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Avi Hazan | 37 | Moshav Adora | Ran own accounting business. Was married to Ukrainian immigrant and had two children. His wife said he was their eldest son's best friend. |
March 2, 2002 Never regained consciousness from a suicide bombing following his nephew's bar mitzvah in Jerusalem. Was pronounced dead two days later |
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Lidor Ilan | 12 | Rishon Letzion | Was in Jerusalem celebrating a bar mitzvah with his family. |
March 2, 2002 Was killed in suicide bombing along with his infant sister, four cousins, and aunt and uncle as they celebrated on the end of the Sabbath. |
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Oriah Ilan | 1 | Rishon Letzion | Was with her family celebrating a bar mitzvah in Jerusalem. |
March 2, 2002 Was killed in suicide bombing along with her brother, four cousins, an aunt and uncle as they celebrated in the street on the end of the Sabbath. |
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Avraham Eliahu Nehmad | 17 | Rishon Letzion | Had come with his family to Jerusalem to celebrate a bar mitzvah. Member of one of the oldest, most well-known families in community. |
March 2, 2002 Badly injured in a suicide bombing outside a hotel in Jerusalem where family was celebrating a bar mitzvah. Died June 20. Brother, aunt, uncle and four cousins also killed. "For four months, he fought for his life," his father said. |
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Gafnit Nehmad | 32 | Rishon Letzion | Secretary in her town's human resources department. Coworkers said she was a special, bright woman who cared for everyone and had a great laugh. |
March 2, 2002 Was killed in suicide bombing along with her husband, two daughters, three nephews and infant niece as they left Sabbath services in ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood. |
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Liran Nehmad | 3 | Rishon Letzion | Came to Jerusalem with her family to celebrate a bar mitzvah. Member of a close, traditional religious family that is well-known in the community. |
March 2, 2002 Was killed along with her parents, sister, and four cousins when a suicide bomber blew himself up. |
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Shaul Nehmad | 15 | Rishon Letzion | Often studied with his brother-in-law and shared philosophical conversations. Brother-in-law described him as a "good boy" with a "great mind." |
March 2, 2002 Was killed in suicide bombing along with his brother, four cousins, and his aunt and uncle, after they had left Sabbath services in Jerusalem. |
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Shlomo Nehmad | 40 | Rishon Letzion | Sanitary worker in the local veterinary department. Member of a close, traditional religious family with strong roots in the community. |
March 2, 2002 Died in suicide bombing that killed 11 people, including his wife, two daughters, three nephews and infant niece. Attack took place in ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood as people walked out of Sabbath services. Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades took responsibility. |
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Shiraz Nehmad | 7 | Rishon Letzion | Had come to Jerusalem with her family to celebrate a bar mitzvah. Member of a close, traditional religious family. |
March 2, 2002 Was killed along with her parents, sister, and four cousins when a suicide bomber blew himself up. |
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Salim Barakat | 33 | Yarka | Police officer from a Druze village in the Galilee. Joined police force in 1993 and served in the Tel Aviv area. Two years ago selected as the best police officer in the Tel Aviv region. Survived by wife and 4-year-old daughter. |
March 5, 2002 On stakeout of car thieves, in civilian clothes, when gunman attacked two restaurants and killed two people. Barakat responded to attack, and shot terrorist. Fatally stabbed when checking if terrorist was armed with explosives. Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility. |
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Eli Dahan | 53 | Lod | Born in Morocco, immigrated to Israel at young age. Ran a popular local cafe in Lod, frequented by both Jews and Arabs. Survived by wife, four children, three grandchildren. |
March 5, 2002 Stabbed to death by Palestinian who had just opened fire on two restaurants. |
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Yosef Habi | 52 | Herzliya | Managed a Tel Aviv building company, and was director of a number of public companies. Philanthropist. |
March 5, 2002 Walking out of restaurant when a Palestinian gunman opened fire on two restaurants, injuring his wife. Ran to his wife's rescue and was fatally stabbed. |
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Devorah Friedman | 45 | Efrat | Mother of four. Immigrated from France as a child. Worked in Jerusalem as a dental hygienist. Moved into new house three months earlier. |
March 5, 2002 Driving to work with her husband when Palestinian gunman opened fire on their car. She was killed and her husband wounded. The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility. |
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Maharatu Tagana | 85 | Upper Nazareth | Immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia in 1994, after a journey through the mountains of Sudan. Had 12 children and 15 grandchildren. |
March 5, 2002 Taking a bus from Nazareth to Afula to visit his wife, who was receiving medical treatment. Killed when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up on the bus. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. |
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