Posted on 06/28/2006 4:48:03 AM PDT by Esther Ruth
Abductors present Eliyahu Asheri's ID card
Popular Resistance Committees spokesman: Threat to hurt kidnapped settler is Gaza is invaded 'serious'; family members at settlement of Itamar fear for 18-year-old son's life. 'Watch over him, treat him well,' mother begs
Efrat Weiss
While Gaza Strip under pressure of IDF tanks, West Bank terrorists attempt to exert their own pressure: The Popular Resistance Committees organization on Wednesday afternoon presented for the first time a picture of kidnapped settler Eliyahu Asheri's identity card. Asheri, a resident of Itamar, has been missing from his home since the weekend, and his family fears for his life.
The organization's spokesman, Abu Abir, gave reporters identifying details on Asheri, including his date of birth, his ID card number and his parents' name. He even gave the youth's middle name, Pinchas, which was not published on the Israeli media.
According to Abu Abir, the threats made by the organization's military wing to execute Asheri should the Israel Defense Forces invade the Gaza Strip are "serious."
Asheri, according to estimations, was kidnapped at a hitchhiking stop and is being held in the Ramallah area or in Bethlehem.
Samaria Brigade Commander Colonel Yuval Bezek arrived Tuesday evening at the house of the 18-year-old captive and promised his parents: "We will do everything to help you."
PRC member presents picture of Eliyahu Asheri's ID card (Photo: Reuters)
The Asheri family woke up Wednesday to another morning of fear. The mother Miriam spoke to reporters who arrived at the family's home, but found it difficult to speak for a long time and seemed very excited.
"We turn to those who are holding Eliyahu and ask them to watch over him and treat him well," she said, supported by her 14-year-old daughter Hayuta.
"We ask them to return him alive to us and call on the public to pray for his wellbeing. He had not done anything wrong and there is no reason why they should do him wrong. We also want to say thank you very much to the security forces – the army and the Shin Bet – who have been exerting all efforts. We really trust them and appreciate their work," Miriam Asheri added.
Turning to her son, she said: "Eliyahu, if you can hear us, give us a sign of life. Tell us what your condition is, so that we can know how you are mentally and physically."
Miriam Asheri also thanked the leaders of the Itamar settlement, who have been looking after the family since Sunday. Later, she spoke about her son and the last moments she spent with him.
"He was in his last year at the Neveh Tzuf preparatory program and had extremely developed spiritually. He is a very happy, generous
and gentle child. The last time we spoke was Saturday evening when we attended a family event outside the community. We returned to Itamar, he stayed with relatives and planned to arrive the next day at the military preparatory program where he is studying. He did not have a mobile phone and it is pretty common that we are not informed that he is not coming home, so we were not worried," she recounted.
(06.28.06, 13:56)
Oooh, big brave Muslims! Nothing like getting your macho men out to wave their weapons over an unarmed teenager and do the AK47 monkey jump for their fans.
What is that German word for "a face that deserves to be punched"?
If anything happens to either of the abductees in the hands of the unwashed animals in Gaza, I hope Israel unleashes their full force on that dungheap.
Looks like the Palestinians are emulating the Bin Laden techniques. Israel needs to take back Gaza and transfer the Palestinians to Arab countries. Nothing less is a solution to the problem.
I guess the biggest problem with that is that even most Muslim countries don't want the Palestinians. They have reverted to such a savage, pre-modern condition that it's hard to say where they would fit in. Maybe the Sudan?
I sometimes think the Arab countries could have set every Palestinian up in a villa in the south of France with the money they have spent trying to destroy Israel. The problem is Islam, which is based on hatred and war.
I wouldn't even inflict the Palestinians on Sudan. There might still be some poor Christians left in the Sudan who have survived the Religion of Peace.
That's the truth. And it really is sad when you think how well the Palestinians could be living without it. They have been the recipients of absolute floods of aid, both financial and otherwise, and it's all been poured into their swamp of hatred and fanaticism.
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