Levy's column also disparaged Friedman for choosing to donate to a Jewish settlement in the West Bank as opposed to Gaza or Balata, a Palestinian refugee camp adjacent to Nablus."With Friedman’s ambulance or without it, Har Bracha (literally, 'Mountain of Blessing') is a mountain of curses," he wrote. "It was a settlement established, like all the others, to poke a stick in the Palestinian eye and drive a stake into any chance of an agreement." The stabbing attack occurred on Monday afternoon when 29-year-old Rabbi Itamar Ben-Gal, a father of four, was on his way to his nephew's brit mila. Abed al-Karim Adel Asi, the Israeli-Arab terrorist, pulled out a knife, ran toward Ben-Gal, and stabbed him in the chest. Beilinson Hospital at the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikvah declared him dead shortly after his arrival there.Surveillance footage that captured the moment of the attack was circulated on social media and by news agencies.“The heart breaks,” Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman tweeted. “It’s only a matter of time before security forces will close accounts with the murderer.” Friedman is widely seen as a pro-Israel hardliner. He has engaged in public spats with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in recent days, as the United States has been grappling with the aftermath of President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital in December of last year.Anna Ahronheim contributed to this report.Mr. Ambassador Gideon Levy is right. As long as the policy of Israel that your Government and yourself support is obstructing peace process, practical annexation of the territories, perpetuating apartheid, fighting terror but willing to pay its price, there will be more Shivas.
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