Published: 6 August 2018
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Rabbi Miki Mark was murdered in a July 1, 2016, shooting. His wife Chava was seriously injured, and their two teenage children were also hurt. The Palestinian rescuer and his wife, residents of the Hebron area, helped the surviving members of the Mark family escape their overturned vehicle and administered first aid until first responders arrived at the scene.
The Palestinian man, who has not been named, received a temporary visa to live and work in Israel after receiving death threats in his home town near the West Bank city of Hebron.
“They started calling me a traitor,” he told Hadashot news. “They started to throw rocks and Molotov cocktails at my car. I was worried that when I left the house I would be burned alive.”
Following the threats, he turned to the Israeli Civil Administration, which is the interface between Israel and the West Bank. Israel decided to grant him a temporary permit to live in Israel, Hadashot reported.
But recently he was informed that his temporary residence permit will not be renewed, and he will have no option but to go back to live in the area governed by the Palestinian Authority.
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Photo: Hebron Jewish settlers' council head Yochai Damari (left) with the Palestinian man who came to the aid of the Mark family after the 2016 terrorist attack in which Rabbi Miki Mark was killed (Har Hebron Regional Council)
