Newsletter
Newsletter Support JNS

Memorial to police commander killed on Oct. 7 vandalized in Beersheva

View of the southern Israeli city of Beersheva on Jan. 22, 2022. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
View of the southern Israeli city of Beersheva on Jan. 22, 2022. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Vandals defaced a memorial in the southern Israeli city of Beersheva honoring senior police officer Jayar Davidov, who was killed fighting Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, Ynet reported on Sunday.

The memorial stands in Nahal Beersheva Park. Davidov left his home to assist police during the Hamas-led attack and encountered about 30 terrorists while heading toward the Nova music festival. He rammed their vehicle and charged them before being killed.

“This vandalism strikes at our most vulnerable point, at everyone’s heart,” his widow said. “These are our holy ones who sacrificed their lives so we could live here in peace.”

See more from JNS Staff
Addressing 500 African American pastors in Jerusalem, Daniel Rosen unveiled an initiative to strengthen ties between the two communities through joint projects and personal relationships.
Xiao Junzheng defended Beijing’s ties to Tehran, but said ‘Israel is a friend of China.’
“There is no ongoing threat,” the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington stated of the incident at Washington Hebrew Congregation.
“These improperly obtained foreign antiquities have been recovered and will be repatriated back to their countries of origin,” stated the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Florida.