Ultra-Orthodox Jews at a funeral in Jerusalem.
Jerusalem:
Israeli police say they are searching for a young New Jersey religious student who went missing during a hike in a forest outside Jerusalem last week.
Twenty-three-year-old yeshiva student Aaron Sofer of Lakewood, New Jersey, has been missing since Friday when he went on a hike with a friend in the Jerusalem Forest.
Israeli police spokesman Miki Rosenfeld said Tuesday that police have launched an extensive search for Sofer, who is an ultra-Orthodox student at a yeshiva - a Jewish religious school.
Rosenfeld says police are pursuing all avenues in their investigation, including "nationalistic motives," a phrase related to the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants.
Earlier, New Jersey politicians called for more help from both the US and Israeli governments in the search for Sofer.
Twenty-three-year-old yeshiva student Aaron Sofer of Lakewood, New Jersey, has been missing since Friday when he went on a hike with a friend in the Jerusalem Forest.
Israeli police spokesman Miki Rosenfeld said Tuesday that police have launched an extensive search for Sofer, who is an ultra-Orthodox student at a yeshiva - a Jewish religious school.
Rosenfeld says police are pursuing all avenues in their investigation, including "nationalistic motives," a phrase related to the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants.
Earlier, New Jersey politicians called for more help from both the US and Israeli governments in the search for Sofer.
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