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After Two-Day Battle in Moldova, Rabbi Akiva Rand’s Body Released Without Autopsy
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100% right-leaningFirst reported by Behadrei Haredim · 12 hours ago
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What happened
Rabbi Akiva Rand, a Jerusalem resident in his 30s, was killed in a car crash in Chisinau, Moldova. After a two-day fight with local authorities, ZAKA and Israeli officials secured his body’s release without an autopsy, and he will be buried in Israel next week.
- 01Rabbi Akiva Rand was killed in a fatal crash in Chisinau on Wednesday.
- 02Moldovan authorities sought an autopsy, but ZAKA blocked it.
- 03The body was released after two days of intensive coordination.
- 04He is expected to be buried in Israel next week.
- 05Israeli and U.S. intermediaries helped pressure the authorities.
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