This Ongoing War: A Blog: 17-Nov-08: Escalating

Monday, November 17, 2008

17-Nov-08: Escalating

The productivity of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip rose yet again today, as eight Qassam rockets (so far) struck civilian areas in southern Israel. YNet says most landed in open areas and no injuries were reported, though several houses sustained damage. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attacks. Israel's response was that the transfer of 30 trucks of humanitarian equipment into Gaza scheduled for today were put on hold. The authorities are ordering residents of Israeli communities in the vicinity to stay inside their fortified rooms, in buildings which have them. Most do not.

To see our child's killer brought to justice and face Federal terrorism charges in a Washington DC court, two things need to happen.

One: The US has to explain to Jordan the imperative of the Hashemite Kingdom complying with its legal obligations under the 1995 Jordan/US Extradition Treaty whose validity Jordan has disingenuously denied since March 2017.

Two: Jordan must arrest Ahlam Tamimi who has lived free in Jordan's capital since 2011 and hand her to US law enforcement officials who will put her on a flight to the US.

You can help (even if you are not a US citizen) by signing our petition. We hope you will. Go to

change.org/ExtraditeTamimi

About us

THIS ONGOING WAR is not part of the activity of the Malki Foundation which was founded by us, Frimet and Arnold Roth of Jerusalem, on September 11, 2001. But it is inspired by the same tragic circumstances. The Malki Foundation (also known by its Hebrew name: Keren Malki) is a memorial to the life of our daughter, Malki who was murdered at the age of 15 in a massacre in the centre of Jerusalem carried out by Hamas.

Beyond its function as a remembrance of a beautiful life, the foundation provides tangible, concrete, invaluable support daily to several thousand Israeli families from every part of the religious and socio-economic spectrum: Christian, Moslem, Jewish, Druze and others who care at home for a seriously disabled child.

Reach us at thisongoingwar@gmail.com

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It's the charitable organization we, the bloggers who produce This Ongoing War, established in 2001 in memory of our murdered daughter. Her name is Malki.

Keren Malki (in Hebrew, Keren means 'foundation' or 'fund') is efficient, effective, non-sectarian, non-political and unique in the good work it does. Thousands of families from every part of our richly diverse society here in Israel have benefited in concrete and meaningful ways. Donations to Keren Malki are tax-effective in Israel, Canada, UK and the United States.

There's also plenty of background at www.malkifoundation.org as well as on the Malki Foundation Blog.

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