Netanyahu condemns killing of Israeli in UAE | ABS-CBN News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (November 24) condemned the killing of an Israeli man in the United Arab Emirates as a 'criminal, antisemitic terror attack.' The Israeli man, Zvi Kogan, went missing in the United Arab Emirates and was found murdered, Netanyahu's office said in a statement earlier on Sunday. Kogan, a rabbi who worked in the Gulf Arab country for an Orthodox Jewish group called Chabad, vanished in Dubai on Thursday (November 21). The UAE foreign ministry did not immediately comment on news that the body of Kogan, who also held Moldovan citizenship, had been discovered. Chabad's office in the UAE declined to comment. At the start of a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Netanyahu added that he appreciates cooperation with UAW authorities in the investigation of the murder. "More so in the face of the axis of evil's attempts to harm our relations of peace, w will strengthen them and will further act to expand stability in the region," Netanyahu said. Chabad seeks to build links with non-affiliated and secular Jews or other sects of Judaism. The group's branch in the UAE supports thousands of Jewish visitors and residents, according to its website. Israeli authorities reissued their recommendation against all non-essential travel to the UAE and said visitors currently there should minimize movement, remain in secure areas and avoid visiting businesses, gathering places and entertainment venues associated with Israel and Jewish populations. The UAE's Israeli and Jewish community has grown more visible since 2020 when the country became the most prominent Arab state in 30 years to establish formal ties with Israel under a U.S.-brokered agreement, dubbed the Abraham Accords. The UAE has maintained the relationship during the 13-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. (Production: Lianne Back) For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUHWUpi2ioSp4xAP1SmAaf For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmg4pcvfM9a96rbUcLD_0P_U For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmi83yKJH8Dv0p_3D4cyZKzV Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch the full episodes of TV Patrol on iWantTFC: http://bit.ly/TVPatrol-iWantTFC Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews #ABSCBN #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews
