This Sunday, Israel announced that it had found the body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who had been missing since Thursday in the United Arab Emirates. The Jewish state denounces an anti-Semitic act for which the author must “response”.
Israel wants answers. The Jewish state indicated on Saturday that it had started a search to find an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who had been missing since last Thursday in the United Arab Emirates. This Sunday, the Israeli authorities announced that they had found the body of the cleric and denounced an anti-Semitic act.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office and the Foreign Ministry issued a joint statement calling the killing of Tzvi Kogan “a heinous act of anti-Semitic terrorism.”
“The State of Israel will use all means at its disposal to ensure that justice is done and that those responsible for his death are held accountable,” the statement also warns.
The United Arab Emirates have normalized relations with the State of Israel since the 2020 Abraham Accords on the initiative of Donald Trump during his first term.
This is how the Emirati authorities “immediately launched search operations” after the disappearance reported by the Israelis. Benjamin Netanyahu's office had also indicated that it suspected a terrorist act. Mossad, the Israeli intelligence service, also launched an investigation.
Still gray areas
Rabbi Tzvi Kogan was an emissary of the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic movement who resided for many years in the United Arab Emirates.
Chabad Lubavitch is an ultra-Orthodox movement that aims to strengthen Jewish identity and bring Jews closer to their faith through community centers.
Few details have been released since the body was found. Indeed, neither the exact location nor the circumstances of the death have yet been revealed.
