Posted on 06/18/2014 1:27:12 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
Here’s a look at what is known so far about the incident and what it means for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Where did the kidnapping take place?
Israeli yeshiva students Eyal Yifrach (19), Gilad Shaar (16), and Naftali Frenkel (16) reportedly got into a car at about 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 16. They were last seen at a hitchhiking post at the Alon Shvut junction near their school in the West Bank, located about halfway between Jerusalem and Hebron.
When did the search begin?
At 10:25 p.m., one of the teens called the police, whispering, “We’ve been kidnapped.” However the police, who receive dozens of prank calls a day, did not inform Israeli security forces until about 4 a.m. on June 17, shortly after Gilad's parents reported him missing.
Why does Israel think Hamas is behind the kidnapping?
IDF spokesman Col. Peter Lerner said today that amid the sensitive investigation, no information would be released that could jeopardize the search or give the abductors an advantage in any negotiations for the prisoners’ release.
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If 3 muslim teens, one an American, were kidnapped by Jewish settlers, CNN would have wall to wall coverage to rival the missing plane.
Waiting for the white house hash tag #BringBackOurTeens
Oh, I forgot. The kids are Jewish. No hash tag for them.
In what way?
I thought one of the teens were American? Now it says 3 Israeli teens. What’s up with that?
Perhaps a dual citizen.
One has dual citizenship.
Chances are they’ve already been beheaded and dumped somewhere.
Chances are they’ve already been beheaded and dumped somewhere.
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