Victor Kreiderman, who was murdered yesterday morning in a Palestinian terrorist ambush shooting attack outside his home in the northern Shomron town of Mevo Dotan, was buried yesterday afternoon in his hometown. He immigrated to Israel eleven years ago from Russia.
Mevo Dotan resident Amir Ben-Iluz spoke with Arutz-7 this afternoon. "Yesterday was a very difficult day," he said, "but life is larger than everything else, and we are continuing forward. In the past four years of the Oslo War, we have lost four residents, and we have unfortunately become accustomed to the routine: psychologists, social workers for the children, meetings with officials, etc. I'm sure, however, that we emerge from these terrible incidents even stronger than before. We see people who appear to be very simple, but these incidents bring out reserves of strength that we didn't know existed." The new widow, for instance, Emma Kreiderman, said today that she plans to remain in Mevo Dotan, and even to continue travelling on the roads without an army escort, because "this is my husband's legacy: Jews in their land travel freely, without an escort."
In addition, the residents have established an outpost at the site of the murder.
Ben-Iluz said that he and several others had moved to Mevo Dotan - mostly a non-religious community - a year ago from the Golan in an effort to strengthen the community in the face of the dangers, both military and political, it faces. "Thank G-d, it has truly been successful," he said, "and we have forged very positive bonds with the people here. It's an initiative of Yeshivat HaGolan, and others are now trying to learn from us and copy the idea to other places that need to be strengthened."
Mevo Dotan resident Amir Ben-Iluz spoke with Arutz-7 this afternoon. "Yesterday was a very difficult day," he said, "but life is larger than everything else, and we are continuing forward. In the past four years of the Oslo War, we have lost four residents, and we have unfortunately become accustomed to the routine: psychologists, social workers for the children, meetings with officials, etc. I'm sure, however, that we emerge from these terrible incidents even stronger than before. We see people who appear to be very simple, but these incidents bring out reserves of strength that we didn't know existed." The new widow, for instance, Emma Kreiderman, said today that she plans to remain in Mevo Dotan, and even to continue travelling on the roads without an army escort, because "this is my husband's legacy: Jews in their land travel freely, without an escort."
In addition, the residents have established an outpost at the site of the murder.
Ben-Iluz said that he and several others had moved to Mevo Dotan - mostly a non-religious community - a year ago from the Golan in an effort to strengthen the community in the face of the dangers, both military and political, it faces. "Thank G-d, it has truly been successful," he said, "and we have forged very positive bonds with the people here. It's an initiative of Yeshivat HaGolan, and others are now trying to learn from us and copy the idea to other places that need to be strengthened."