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Israel - Foreign Ministry officials say the bodies of Rabbi Gavriel and Rebetzen Rivka Holtzberg are not being delayed at this point by anything other than typical flight scheduling problems.
"A plane already left Mumbai today," said spokesman Yossi Levi. "We are not sure it will be possible to arrange for another one later in the day. We are trying, but we will see."
The families of the Holtzbergs had requested that Indian and Israeli authorities expedite the return of their loved ones' bodies so they may be buried promptly in accordance with Jewish law.
Rabbi Yitzchak David Grossman, Rivka's uncle, spoke with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, asking her to take action to ensure a speedy return of his niece's body and that of her husband, as well as those of the others who were murdered.
"Our family requests that you do not wait," he said. "The plane should return with the bodies of the martyrs immediately."
Rivka's parents, Rabbi Shimon and Rebetzin Yehudit Rosenberg, are both currently in India with their small grandson, Moshe Tzvi, who was rescued from the pogrom by his nanny, Sandra Samuel.
"We Jews believe that it is forbidden to delay a funeral," the Rosenbergs explained to media in India. "We ask that they be brought to burial in Israel immediately.
U/D: 11:54
VIN News has confirmed that an Isreali air force plane is leaving soon Isreal to India to pick up the bodies, but as of now they won't be back until late Monday.
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Nov 30, 2008 at 08:45 AM Anonymous Says:
In this case and similar ones, only Pressure is the language!
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Nov 30, 2008 at 08:45 AM Anonymous Says:
What is the situaiton with the other kedoshim that were killed there?
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Nov 30, 2008 at 08:47 AM Anonymous Says:
For $150,000 they could get a private Gulf-Stream plane.
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Nov 30, 2008 at 08:49 AM Anonymous Says:
The problem is with all of the Kdoshim.
Why can't India give them a private plane, so the lviya could still be on Sunday?
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Nov 30, 2008 at 09:12 AM We Need To Do Tshuva Says:
I have been told that India rules are that only 1 body can leave per day. That means many days. There were calls placed after shabbos to many people asking for $ to fund a private jet & I believe the money has been secured.
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Nov 30, 2008 at 10:47 AM Anonymous Says:
INDIA SHOULD FUND A PRIVTE PLANE FOR ALL THE JEWISH BODYS THAT WERE KILLIED ON THEIR LAND, THEY HAVE ARESPONABILTY!!!!!!
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Nov 30, 2008 at 10:56 AM Anonymous Says:
Im sure Issac Leider can arrange a plane, he has done it so many times.
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Nov 30, 2008 at 01:35 PM Anonymous Says:
the airforce should have been invalvod from the first minute like they did in entebee.
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Nov 30, 2008 at 02:01 PM If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a TERRORIST!! Says:
Anon 135p,
Entebee was a ho'raas sh'ah. There was a lot of Si'yata Dishmaya in that one.
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Nov 30, 2008 at 03:29 PM Anonymous Says:
There is only one flight out of India to Israel daily and only one coffin can fit on the plane. That is the reason for the delay. There was a campaign in Bobov on Motzei Shabbos to raise 150K so that a plane can be send to transfer the kedoshim. Lots of money was raised. At the end it wasn't needed since the Israeli Army sent a plane.
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Nov 30, 2008 at 06:20 PM Anonymous Says:
Aren't they american ctizens why isn't the us help out
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Nov 30, 2008 at 06:06 PM shmuli Says:
“ I have been told that India rules are that only 1 body can leave per day. That means many days. There were calls placed after shabbos to many people asking for $ to fund a private jet & I believe the money has been secured. ”
I know money is not the issue its a permit from the indian Gov,
Shmuli.
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Dec 01, 2008 at 12:57 PM chaim sais Says:
as the only surviving terrorist said the did it to revenge the israeli mistreatrment of palastinians