The mother of Kinneret Mandel HY�D, 23, Rivka Mandel-Rosenfeld, has turned to the Petach Tikvah Magistrate�s Court today, 19 Tishrei, seeking to prevent the terrorists responsible for her daughter�s murder from leaving the country. The family has filed a civil suit seeking damages in the amount of 1 million NIS, and in line with standard practice, they are demanding a travel ban to prevent the defendants from fleeing the country. Such a ban would prohibit the government from permitting the three to leave in line with the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange deal. The family�s attorney feels that their request is not outside the legal norms in Israel, and if the court rejects it, they feel it will signal the �political nature� of such a decision.

On October 16, 2005, Kinneret and her cousin Matat (Rosenfeld) Adler, 21, both of Carmel, and Oz Ben-Meir, 15, of Maon were killed and three were wounded when terrorists opened fire at the Gush Etzion Junction. Another teenager was shot and seriously wounded near Eli, in Samaria. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades claimed responsibility for both attacks.

The terrorists responsible were apprehended, tried and convicted, and sentenced to six life terms for their part in a number of attacks.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)