TO: Extended Family and Friends:
Thank you for the many prayers, calls and letters
of support in the wake of the recent suicide bombing
attack in the city of Dimona, Israel. Please know
that all members of the African Hebrew Israelite
Community, the Village of Peace are safe and
accounted for.
On Feb. 4, a suicide bomber entered the
commercial center in the middle of town and
detonated a belt of explosives. Another attacker was
killed by security police on the scene before he
could do the same. As a result, one person was
killed in addition to the assailants and 10 were
wounded. Our hearts go out to the families of those
harmed. While some were in the area, none of the
brothers and sisters from our community, were harmed
in this, the first ever incident of its kind in
Dimona’s 50 year-history.
Dimona remains home to a diverse population -
Jews, Arabs, Moroccans, Indians, Russians,
Ethiopians and more -- who have lived without
violence over the years. With the Village of Peace
at its center, Dimona will remain the beacon of hope
and light to so many, around the world who long to
see peace and sensitivity prevail in a troubled
world.
Thank you
