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Palestinians Kidnap Israeli Girl in Carjacking, Then Abandon Vehicle
It was a true Chanukah miracle for a young couple from Dolev, whose one-year-old daughter was kidnapped by local Palestinians when they hijacked the family’s car on December 3. Driving home to Dolev, a community located in the southern Samarian hills near Jerusalem, the Israeli mother had her daughter buckled in the back car seat, when a Palestinian vehicle that had been tailgating them suddenly...
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Jewish Identity Lifestyle
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