Hallel Yaffa Ariel

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Mother of Hallel Yaffa Ariel mourns over her body during a funeral ceremony in the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba, in the West Bank, June 30, 2016. Earlier in the day, a 17-year-old Palestinian broke into the family home and stabbed to death 13-year-old Hallel in her bedroom. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Teen’s murder is a reminder that we are all settlers
Just as we must mourn Hallel Yaffa Ariel as a human being and a slain child, we must also mourn her as a settler — because all Israelis are responsible for her presence in the West Bank. Superlatives are inadequate to tell the sorrow of recent weeks. Thirteen-year old Hallel Yaffa Ariel was stabbed to…
By Dahlia Scheindlin July 1, 2016
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