Gilad, Naftali, and Eyal.
There is that empty space, that hollow dread, fear, and sadness. No word at all in more than a week.
No one has claimed responsibility, though the Israeli government is certain that the kidnappers are part of Hamas. Hamas leaders have praised the kidnapping as "heroic" but they are not saying they are the kidnappers. This may be because kidnapping 16-year-olds on their way home from school just doesn't sound all that heroic.
The IDF says that they have "foiled 64 kidnapping attempts" in the past year.
In spite of the "unity government" between Hamas and Fatah, Abu Mazen has spoken out against the kidnappings though also against the arrests Israel has made so far during the search for the teenagers. And there have been a lot of arrests including 50 convicts who had been released in the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange.
There is a lot of press coverage that begins with Israel's forceful search for the boys.
Meanwhile, more than 25,000 people were at the Western Wall praying for the return of the Gilad, Naftali, and Eyal. Seems like the only thing to do.
That and hashtag #bringbackourboys
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