2 Israelis feared dead in plane crash

2 Israelis feared dead in plane crash

Two men, one of whom resides in Tiberias, listed as passengers on flight that crashed in NY

 The name of a 27-year old Israeli from Tiberias appears on the passenger list of a Continental Airlines flight that crashed Friday in Buffalo, New York. Another Israeli is also assumed to have been on the flight. 

George Abu-Karem's family said representatives from the Foreign Ministry and the airline had been updating them on the efforts to identify the body of their loved one among those of dozens of other casualties. None of the passengers on the flight had survived the crash. 

The family of another Israeli said to have been on the flight resides in the US, and received word of the disaster just a few hours after it had occurred. 

George Abu-Karem -  Abu Karem, a former member of the South Lebanon Army, left behind a mother and three sisters. He had worked as a security guard at a bar near the Sea of Galilee. 

One of his friends told Ynet he had arrived from Lebanon ten years ago with his family. "He's a great guy who always helps everyone," he said. 

The Foreign Ministry told Ynet that a representative from the Israeli Consulate in New York was on his way to the crash site in order to validate the information. 

Continental Connection Flight 3407 flying from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey headed for Buffalo Niagara International Airport crashed into a house while coming in to land Thursday night.

Fire caused by crash

View OriginaL>>>