Abducted US student returned to Israel
The student, Benjamin Bright-Fishbein, who says he is very fond of the local culture, has already visited Jericho and Jordan in the past, and now decided to pay a visit to Nablus. This time he was almost forced to pay a heavy price: While sitting relaxed in a city café, he was kidnapped by gunmen who threatened to execute him.
Israelis are banned from entering the Palestinian Authority's zone A, but this prohibition does not apply to foreign citizens.
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The defense establishment began searching Jerusalem for students meeting the kidnapped student's description. The inquiry also focused on the intelligence level.
As well they should. Because, despite his name, this kid appears to be a few short.
Well, no, actually, by all accounts he does appear to be a pretty smart guy. So what the hell was he thinking????
