Cand assassination caused outrage in Israel. The United Arab Emirates announced on Sunday November 24 three arrests after the murder of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi. The body of Tzvi Kogan, 28, who had been missing since Thursday in the Emirates where he was based, was found lifeless on Sunday.
“The Emirati authorities arrested in record time the three perpetrators of the murder of Tzvi Kogan,” said the Emirati Ministry of the Interior. He provided no details about the suspects or their motivations.
In a statement, Israel denounced a “heinous act of anti-Semitic terrorism” and specified that the State would “use all means at its disposal” in order to ensure that justice is done and that those responsible for the death of Tzvi Kogan are held accountable. their actions.
Israel calls on its nationals to take extra precautions
While the United Arab Emirates is one of the Arab countries to have normalized relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords in 2020, Israeli authorities have asked its nationals to avoid all non-essential travel to the country. Gulf and advised citizens already there to take additional precautions.
“This vile anti-Semitic attack reminds us of the inhumanity of the enemies of the Jewish people,” responded Israeli President Isaac Herzog on his X account (formerly Twitter). “It will not stop us from continuing to develop thriving communities in the UAE or elsewhere,” he added.
ALSO READ France at a time of uninhibited anti-SemitismMarried for six months, Rabbi Tzvi Kogan was an emissary of Chabad-Lubavitch, an ultra-Orthodox Hasidic movement with global missionary commitment aimed at strengthening Jewish identity and bringing Jews closer to their faith. In a message on X, the movement paid tribute to the deceased. Expressing its “great pain,” Chabad-Lubavitch said the rabbi was “murdered by terrorists after being kidnapped on Thursday.”
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An Israeli Foreign Ministry official said she hoped the remains would be repatriated Monday for burial in Israel.
For its part, the Moldovan Foreign Ministry said it was in contact with the country's authorities to “clarify the circumstances of this case”. Extremely discreet about this murder which they did not comment on, the Emirati authorities indicated that they had “immediately launched search operations” on Saturday to find Tzvi Kogan, presented as Moldovan without specifying his dual Israeli nationality.
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