Rabbi Zvi Kogan found dead in the UAE

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Rabbi Zvi Kogan found dead in the UAE

2024.11.25, 13:25

The Chabad emissary who was missing in the UAE since Thursday has been found murdered, the Prime Minister’s Office reported Sunday. His death was a “heinous antisemitic terrorist act,” it said.

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This was reported by the "Jerusalem Post".

“The murder of the late Zvi Kogan is a criminal antisemitic terrorist attack,” the Prime Minister's Office said. “The State of Israel will act by all means and bring the criminals responsible for his death to justice.”

The Mossad and authorities in the UAE had opened the investigation based on information that Kogan’s disappearance might be related to “a terrorist incident.”

“The Israeli mission in Abu Dhabi has been in contact with the family since the beginning of the incident and continues to support them during this difficult time,” the Prime Minister’s Office and the Foreign Ministry said. “His family in Israel has also been informed.”

Kogan’s body was found in the Emirati city of Al Ain, which borders Oman and is about an hour and a half from Dubai. Where he was killed remained unknown, former Likud MK Ayoob Kara said. Even though the UAE is investigating, Iran was responsible for the murder, he said.

“The one enemy [Israel has] today is terrorism, and Iran that supports the terrorism,” said Kara, a Druze who works to promote economic relations between Israel and the Arab world. “The indication that we have now is this is the direction of the investigation.”

Information in Israel’s possession indicated that Kogan might have been under Iranian surveillance, according to reports.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Kogan’s body would be sent to Israel for burial after the UAE finished investigating, Kara said.

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