When some 400 mispallalim arrived near the Arab village of Awarta in the Shechem district on Tuesday night, January 31, 2012, to be mispallel at the kever of the 70 Elders, they were shocked to find graffiti on the site praising the murderers of the Fogel family of Itamar.

The terrorists, who were recently sentenced for their horrific acts, entered the family home during the night and butchered the parents and three children in their sleep. Murdered in that attack were Udi (36), Ruth (35), Yoav (11), Elad (3), and Hadas (3 months), HY”D.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)