Bnei Brak City Council to discuss tonight: Street named after police officer Amir Khoury

April 10, 2022   

The Bnei Brak City Council will convene this evening (Sunday) for a special discussion on the proposal of City Council member and Likud faction chairman, Yaakov Wider, to commemorate in the city the memory of the Hero of Israel, the late Sergeant Major Amir Hori, a policeman from the Dan Region Police Motorcycle Unit - who was killed in the shooting attack in the city. Are you over the age of 60? This is the teaching for you from Rabbi Kanievsky, zt”l Major Khoury was the first to arrive at the scene of the severe shooting attack in Bnei Brak, in which five people were murdered. Khoury did not hesitate for a moment, charging at the terrorist, but during the gunfight with him he was mortally wounded, and after resuscitation efforts, the medical teams pronounced him dead. Although Khoury is an Arab-Christian policeman, a resident of Nof HaGalil, the proposal by Likud faction chairman Yaakov Wider to commemorate his memory in Bnei Brak is receiving great support. Bnei Brak Mayor Avraham Rubinstein met with Khoury's family and announced that he would support his commemoration in the city. Members of the United Torah Judaism, Shas, and even the Jerusalem Faction faction in the city council also expressed their support, so it appears that for the first time in history, a non-Jew will be commemorated in the city tonight. It should be noted that after the announcement of the commemoration of Policeman Hori in Bnei Brak, additional authorities in the area also announced the commemoration of his memory and heroism. The Ramat Gan Municipality announced that it would work to commemorate his memory in the city, and the Givatayim Municipality announced that it would name a garden after him, emphasizing: "There is no one more worthy of being commemorated in Givatayim and there is no more appropriate location than a garden located on the Peace Road." Jerrys Hori, the father of Policeman Amir Hori, said: "A very strong bond was formed between us and the Haredi community in Bnei Brak, including the rabbis and clergy. Everyone came to the funeral and also came to comfort us. We see a unity that we haven't seen in years, and the proposal to name a street after my son warms our hearts." Yaakov Vider, a member of the city council and chairman of the Likud faction: "I spoke with Geris Khoury, the father of the hero who became a symbol for all of us, the late Maj. Amir Khoury. I was moved to see how the family is channeling the immense pain to add unity to the people, and I emphasized the deep appreciation of all the residents of Bnei Brak for the fortitude and heroism of Maj. Khoury. I also thank the council members for their support and hope that the proposal will be approved unanimously today.".