Ori Ansbacher

Terrorist sentenced to life, 20 years prison for 'cruel' Ori Ansbacher murder

Irfaya received no support from Palestinian groups for the murder, which shocked Israeli society and led to protests and demands to instate a death sentence for terrorists.

 Arafat Irfaiya, charged with the murder of Ori Ansbacher is brought for a court hearing sentence at the Jerusalem District court, on January 29, 2023
Arafat Irfaiya, Ori Ansbacher's murderer, brought to court

Arafat Irfaiya admits to murdering Ori Ansbacher

Arafat Irfaiya, Ori Ansbacher's murderer, brought to court

When is rape nationalistic? - analysis

Arafat Irfaiya, Ori Ansbacher's murderer, brought to court

Ori Ansbacher's accused killer ruled psychologically fit to stand trial


Ori Ansbacher's killer faces charges of murder and rape

Arafat Irfaiya, 29, recreated the scene and murder for the investigators, after confessing, yet his motive is still unknown.

Arafat Irfaiya, Ori Ansbacher's murderer, brought to court

High Court freezes home demolition of Ansbacher killer for 48 hours

The court's decision is standard procedure, which gives both sides of the case time to argue their positions.

Arafat Irfaiya, Ori Ansbacher's murderer, brought to court

When dialogue is futile

Line was crossed when visitor said rape, murder of Ori Ansbacher was a lie.

Israeli pedestrians stand on a roadside near the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat

WATCH: A musical tribute to Ori Ansbacher

Family and friends turn Ansbacher's poetry into song.

Ori Ansbacher

14 Days: SACRED AWE

Ori Ansbacher, 19, was brutally murdered in Jerusalem’s Ein Yael forest on February 21, and was buried in her hometown of Tekoa the next day.

TIPH OUSTED

Thousands sing and cry in march for Ori Ansbacher

The organizers of the march called the event “A City Wrapped in Light,” in reference to her first name, which means light.

The march for Ori Ansbacher.

My Word: A terror victim’s legacy of light

The more I read about Ansbacher, the clearer it became that the girl who loved writing poetry and finding the beauty in her fellow human beings, as well as in nature, was ill-prepared to face evil.

Ori Ansbacher

In Plain Language: The art of shifting gears

The most obvious example of this demanding dichotomy, of course, is the conjunction of Yom Hazikaron (Remembrance Day) and Yom Ha’atzma’ut (Independence Day).

ORI TUVIA and T’chelet celebrate their engagement.

Grapevine: Lady Titi

FOR ANYONE interested in seeing something of the social evolution of Ethiopian Jews, the English-language premier of Lady Titi will take place on February 18, at 7 p.m. at Congregation Kol Haneshama.

Ori Ansbacher

Palestinians pay ‘shiva’ call to family of murdered Ori Ansbacher

The family welcomed the Palestinians with open arms.

Palestinians and Jews make a joint visit to the shiva house of Ori Ansbacher.

New video of IDF's search for Ansbacher's murderer released

Arafat Irfaiya had confessed and reconstructed the murder in the woods at Ein Yael on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

Police arrest Palestinian man Arafat al-Rifaiyeh, 29, suspected of murdering Ori Ansbacher, 19, in this photo released on February 10th, 2019