As he's called a 'terrorist sympathizer,' Stephen Sotloff's mother talks about his connection to Israel

The mother of Stephen Sotloff HY"D (May God Avenge his blood) has spoken to Israel's Yedioth Aharonoth daily about her son's connection to Israel.

"The first time Steven visited Israel he immediately fell in love
with it," Shirley told those coming to comfort the bereaved family,
according to Yedioth Aharonoth.

Sotloff was an Israeli citizen,
having made aliyah (immigration) to the