Knesset Minister Moshe Ya'alon, a former IDF Chief of Staff spoke at the funeral of Rabbi Menachem Froman. "...you opposed uprooting Jews with false hopes to bring peace, and especially you were a people person, you believed in people, and you will be missed," Minister Ya'alon stated. Rabbi Froman was a resident of Tekoa in the Gush Etzion district of Judea, teacher, poet and musician. He was known for his dialogue groups between residents of different religious and ethnic persuasions.