'It is a real life lesson for us about being stubborn, being obsessed about something, and going for it until the end,' said Racheli Fraenkel, whose son was one of the three murdered boys.

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted the inaugural Jerusalem Unity Prize award ceremony in honor of kidnapped and murdered Jewish teens Gilad Shaar, Eyal Yifrach, and Naftali Frenkel.