Hebrew Language Academy Names Butterfly in Murdered Israeli Boy's Honor

Catherine Salgado : Apr 7, 2025
PJ Media

"In a letter to Ariel's father, Yarden Bibas, the Academy wrote: 'Of all our country's orange butterflies, this one should carry Ariel's name. May it be a small comfort to you and an everlasting tribute to those lost in this tragic war.'"

[PJMedia.com] To memorialize the brief but beautiful life of Israeli toddler Ariel Bibas, whom Hamas jihadis horrifically murdered along with his mother and baby brother Kfir, the Jerusalem fritillary butterfly has a new name. (Screengrab image: via X-StandWithUs)

Hamas jihadis kidnapped the whole Bibas family from their kibbutz on Oct. 7, 2023, subsequently killed mother Shiri and her two sons brutally, and gleefully informed father Yarden of their murder. Hordes of Palestinians joyfully cheered the coffins of the babies. Yarden returned as the family's only survivor, but the Hebrew Language Academy wants to immortalize little Ariel's memory.

The state of Israel posted on X April 4, "A butterfly now carries his name. The Hebrew Language Academy @HebAcademy has renamed the Jerusalem fritillary butterfly (Melitaea ornata) the Ariel fritillary, in memory of five-year-old Ariel Bibas—murdered in Hamas captivity along with his mother, Shiri, and baby brother, Kfir."

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Israel added, "In a letter to Ariel's father, Yarden Bibas, the Academy wrote: 'Of all our country's orange butterflies, this one should carry Ariel's name. May it be a small comfort to you and an everlasting tribute to those lost in this tragic war.'" Little Ariel had bright red hair, and the group Stand With Us said he loved butterflies... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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