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| Dafna Meir H"YD |
Dafna Meir worked as a nurse in the neurosurgery department of Soroka Medical Center in Beesheba. She was also a pre-marital counselor for brides. Dr. Ahmed Nasser, who worked alongside her at the hospital, described her as his "best friend" in the department, always helpful, encouraging everyone, treating all alike, whether Jewish or Arab. Dafna had been studying Arabic, telling Dr. Nasser that "we are neighbors and should speak the same language."
She had four children and two foster children. "She was a happy woman, joyful, optimistic, driven, responsible, loving," related a neighbor.
On January 17, 2016, Dafna was painting the front door to her home. Her eldest daughter, Renana, heard her scream. She ran to her aid, only to see a Palestinian terrorist stab her mother repeatedly. Dafna tried to fight off assailant, protecting the three children who were at home at the time. Renana screamed for help, and the terrorist fled.
Dafna was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her murderer was a 15 year old boy named Morad Bader Abdullah Adais who was caught the next day.
It is now five years later - and Morad Adais is very happy. Because his salary for being a murderer is doubling today.
According to the Palestinian Authority's sliding salary structure for terrorists and murderers, today Adais goes from being paid 2000 shekels a month to 4000.
The average Palestinian worker gets paid about 2500 shekels a month, which means that the now 20-year old Morad Adais makes significantly more money than Palestinians who have to work for a living, who have to pay for their own housing and food.
The Palestinian leaders say that these payments for terrorists are a sacred part of their budget.
To Palestinians, Morad Adais is a hero who deserves every penny of his lifetime award for repeatedly stabbing a mother who was guilty of the crime of being a Jew.
(h/t Maurice Hirsch)