Ofir's Fatal Liaison

Rahum's parents worried all evening, reported his absence to police, then heard on the news that the body of a young man had been discovered in Ramallah. His sister, Louisa, went straight for Rahum's computer, opened a chat file and spotted the conversations. "And there it was, they were going to meet that very day," Shalom Rahum said. Logging into Rahum's account, Louisa sent messages into a cyber void: "Are you there? Is anyone there? Anyone?" But Sali had logged out. Charged with voluntary manslaughter, Muna says she only intended to abduct Rahum to call attention to Palestinian suffering. (Israeli authorities are still searching for Qadi.) After two months of questioning, Muna was happy to spot her brothers in court last week. "I haven't seen the sun in 60 days," she told them, her arms and legs in shackles. The retort from Rahum's father: "Neither has our son."

ofir 15/01/01 i don't know if iI have enough to come back to ashkelon sali 15/01/01 16:04 i told you I will bring you back to tel aviv in my friends car but she will be with us..is it ok coz I am afraid to drive at night sali 15/0101 16:35 you don't know how much I am waiting for wednesday but we have to say bye till wednesday ofir 15/01/01 16:35 bye sali 15/01/01 16:35 love you dear [The following evening, the family goes online using Ofir's password to attempt to make contact with Sali. The following appears in Hebrew in the original transcript]

ofir 17/01/01 23:36 are you there???? ofir 17/01/01 23:39 is anyone there???? ofir 17/01/01 23:45 anyone????

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