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This week in power: Boys found and Israel retaliates

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July 3, 2014

A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:

Burying the boys
The worst fears were confirmed earlier this week when the bodies of teenagers Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar and Naftali Fraenkel, who were kidnapped last month, were found in a field north of Hebron. As word spread around the world, reports soon ” target=”_blank”>wrote Rabbi Jonathan Sacks in Times of Israel.

“As for the Palestinians and their inveterate sympathizers in the West, perhaps they should note that a culture that too often openly celebrates martyrdom and murder is not fit for statehood, and that making excuses for that culture only makes it more unfit,” ” target=”_blank”>added Gary Rosenblatt in The Jewish Week.

Israel fights back
“The Israeli Air Force carried out what it called 'precision strikes' on 34 'terror targets' in the Gaza Strip overnight, and a Palestinian from the group Hamas was shot dead when he threw a grenade at forces carrying out an arrest raid,” “>wrote Jennifer Rubin in The Washington Post. “For now, the national mourning for the three teenagers is heartfelt and real. But as time passes, more Israelis will ask why their government is doing nothing to try to end a situation where Israeli teenagers are at constant risk of disappearing. And they won't be blaming only the Palestinians,” ” target=”_blank”>revenge murders.

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