Brooklyn man says Israel is 'safest place in the world' after being SHOT along with four other Americans by Palestinian terrorist in Jerusalem: NYC dad fights for his life after shielding his family as a mom, 35, has emergency C-section
Daily Mail
August 14, 2022
Brooklyn resident Menachem Palace
told Israeli TV that he wouldn't be cutting his trip to the Holy Land
short despite being shot in a terrorist attack
The gunman, named as East Jerusalem resident Amir Sidawi, opened fire at two locations around 6:30 pm Eastern time
According to authorities, Sidawi
left the gun used in the shooting in the back of a cab after he hailed
the taxi in order to turn himself in
A 'beloved' cancer survivor, mother-to-be and a 22-year-old on a
birthright trip to Israel have been named among the American victims of a
terrorist attack in Jerusalem on Saturday night.
In total, eight people
were wounded in the shooting that happened near David's Tomb on Mount
Zion, just outside the Old City walls. Five of the victims are American.
The gunman, named as East Jerusalem resident Amir Sidawi, opened fire
at two locations around 6:30 pm Eastern time. First, he struck a bus
that was waiting at a parking lot, shortly afterwards, he fired at a
crowd close to the bus.
A Brooklyn man who was wounded in the shooting,
Menachem Palace, 22, of Crown Heights, spoke openly to the media
following the incident. Palace said in the interview that he was in
Israel with a group as part of a birthright trip to the Middle East.
Birthright trips are free excursions to Israel offered to young Jewish
adults across the world. They are paid for through charitable donations.
During his interview with Israeli outlet COLlive, Palace said that he
arrived in Israel on Friday night and did not plan to cut short his trip
because of the incident. He told the interviewer: 'The trip ends on
Thursday and I plan to stay. This is our land - the safest place in the
world.'
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