SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) — Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) issued the following statement on the June 12th kidnapping of yeshiva students Eyal Yifrach (19), Gilad Shaar (16), and Naftali Frenkel (16). The Israeli youth were kidnapped on June 12th while traveling in Kfar Etzion. Frenkel holds both Israeli and U.S. citizenship.
“This abhorrent act cannot be tolerated and I call for the immediate and safe return of these three boys,” said Levine. “I appeal to the kidnappers to allow for communication between the teens and their families and to the Israeli and Palestinian security services for continued cooperation. My thoughts and prayers are with the families.”
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The Gush Etzion Regional Council houses five religious schools and thousands of students. Within Gush Etzion is Kfar Etzion, a small agricultural community where two of the missing boys attend the Makor Chaim yeshiva — and on whose outskirts the trio was last seen, waiting at a bus/hitchhiking stop.
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Preceding provided by Assembyman Marc Levine of San Rafael