Arieh Arnaldo Leon Agranionic

May 8, 2001 - Arnaldo Agranionic, 48, was murdered by terrorists as he guarded the Binyamin Farm.

Agranionic was murdered by terrorists as he guarded the Binyamin Farm, a lonely outpost where he lived, on an isolated hilltop 7.5 kilometers east of Itamar in Samaria. A security patrol from Itamar discovered his body and notified the authorities.

Oren, the oldest of three children, said his father's dream had been to set up a farm with chickens, dogs, and horses. Agranionic's ex-wife Tzipora lives with their daughter Orian, 11, in Barkan. A third child, Dudu, 20, is in the army.

"At the age of 22, my father immigrated from Brazil, and married in 1976," Oren said. "In 1978, he was the first person to move to Ariel and became the first guard there. When the community began to flourish, my father decided to move to a more isolated spot in Samaria. He yearned for the peace and quiet. We moved to Ma'aleh Yisrael and he moved to the hilltop two weeks ago. His goal was to ensure that the land remained in Jewish hands."

Agranionic was buried in the cemetery in Yitzhar.