Adva Tzippora Fisher

Dec 25, 2003 - Adva Tzippora Fisher, 20, of Kfar Sava was one of four people killed in a suicide bombing at a bus stop at the Geha Junction, east of Tel Aviv, near Petah Tikva.

The suicide bombing took place during the busy evening rush hour. The bomber, carrying a medium-sized bomb, approached the bus stop at the Geha Junction at about 6:30 P.M. and blew himself up, killing two people immediately and mortally wounding a third, who died en route to the hospital. A fourth person, who was seriously injured, died in the hospital a few hours later. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack.

Adva Fisher was waiting for a ride to Kfar Sava on her way home from Jerusalem. Her father had called her to say he was on his way to pick her up. She said she didn't want to bother him, but he insisted. He heard the blast in his car a block away. Her aunt, Friva Eisler related, "At Abu Kabir they explained to us that she stood right next to the terrorist. When he exploded his bomb, she was killed on the spot without suffering."

Adva grew up in Bnei Brak. The Fisher family moved to Kfar Sava just five months ago. From a religious family, Adva completed her high school studies with distinction at the Zfira Ulpana. She recently completed her National Service at a school in Yavne and was planning to pursue an academic degree. She was active as a counselor in the Bnei Akiva youth movement.

Adva Tzippora Fisher was buried in Kfar Sava. She is survived by her parents, Menahem and Tali, and two younger brothers, Yehuda and Neria.