According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the new office will be responsible for “monitoring the investigation and prosecution of terrorists who attack Americans abroad; working with the Criminal Division’s Victim-Witness Coordinator, the FBI, the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and other departmental components to ensure that the rights of victims and their families are honored and respected; compiling pertinent data and statistics, responding to Congressional and citizen inquiries on the Department’s response to terrorist attacks on Americans overseas; and filing any necessary reports with Congress.”
“This new office guarantees a voice for victims and their families in the investigation and prosecution of terrorists who prey on Americans overseas,” said Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. “Our commitment to these victims is as strong as our dedication to bringing their terrorist attackers to justice.”
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) initiated the Koby Mandell Act three years ago, and it was finally passed in 2004. The legislation was named after a 13-year old American citizen from Maryland, who immigrated to Israel with his parents and was brutally murdered by Arabs while on a hike near his home in the Gush Etzion town of Tekoa [south of Jerusalem -ed.] at the beginning of the Oslo War. Mandell is one of 52 Americans murdered by PA Arabs since the Oslo Accords were signed in 1993.
ZOA President Morton A. Klein praised the move. “We wish to express our strong appreciation to Attorney General Gonzales for moving this process forward, and taking a critical anti-terrorism step to capture all foreign nationals, including Palestinian Arabs, who have murdered or harmed Americans overseas,” Klein said. “We hope this office can begin to rectify the disappointing lack of U.S. pursuit of Palestinian Arab killers compared to the pursuit of non-Palestinian Arab killers of American citizens.”
“This new office guarantees a voice for victims and their families in the investigation and prosecution of terrorists who prey on Americans overseas,” said Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. “Our commitment to these victims is as strong as our dedication to bringing their terrorist attackers to justice.”
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) initiated the Koby Mandell Act three years ago, and it was finally passed in 2004. The legislation was named after a 13-year old American citizen from Maryland, who immigrated to Israel with his parents and was brutally murdered by Arabs while on a hike near his home in the Gush Etzion town of Tekoa [south of Jerusalem -ed.] at the beginning of the Oslo War. Mandell is one of 52 Americans murdered by PA Arabs since the Oslo Accords were signed in 1993.
ZOA President Morton A. Klein praised the move. “We wish to express our strong appreciation to Attorney General Gonzales for moving this process forward, and taking a critical anti-terrorism step to capture all foreign nationals, including Palestinian Arabs, who have murdered or harmed Americans overseas,” Klein said. “We hope this office can begin to rectify the disappointing lack of U.S. pursuit of Palestinian Arab killers compared to the pursuit of non-Palestinian Arab killers of American citizens.”