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August 28, 2008
Where were you when you turned 22?
Today is Gilad Shalit's 22nd birthday, his third birthday in the hands of Hamas terrorists.
Gilad Shalit was raised, the middle of three siblings in a small community in the rolling hills of northern Galilee, near Israel’s border with Lebanon. His father, Noam, is a manager at the Iscar machine tools company; his mother, Aviva, works at the Society for the Protection of Nature. His brother is a college student and his sister is at high school.
Friends describe Gilad as studious, good at physics and a little shy. But they say he is quite determined in his own quiet way, and that when he was called up a year ago he volunteered to join a combat unit. His elder brother, Yoel, 21, is a student at a polytechnic in the northern Israeli port of Haifa. He has a younger sister at high school.
Gilad was kidnapped on June 25, 2006 by Hamas terrorists who attacked an Israeli army post on the Israeli side of the southern Gaza Strip border after having crossed through an underground tunnel near the Kerem Shalom border crossing. During the morning attack, two IDF soldiers were killed and three others wounded.
His kidnapping was the catalyst for Israel's subsequent attack on Gaza in a failed attempt to gain his freedom.
Today, no one knows where Gilad is, or even whether he is still alive. Hamas acknowledges they have him, and they taunt his family and his country with reports of his failing health. The IDF claims they know where Hamas hold Gilad, but they do nothing, no, they do less than nothing, while the Israeli Government continues to reward his kidnappers by releasing prisoners in exchange for less than nothing and the international community (including the United States of America) rewards his kidnappers by giving them more and more cash money to fund more and more terrorist attacks.
It's so hard to write about Gilad, my heart just hurts. How can the world accept what has happened to him and expect Israel to work with these animals?
Israel gave up the Gush as a "show of good faith" to her "Partners in Peace." And in return, Israel's "Partners in Peace" sent thousands of rockets raining down on Israeli civilians, women, children, schools.
Israel should have fought until Gilad Shalit, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev were released or until every single square inch of Lebanon and Gaza was buried under rubble. Hezbollah, Hamas, and Fatah should have been destroyed, completely destroyed, along with every single one of their supporters. The world would be a better place. Instead, Israel gave up and accomplished nothing, and now, Israel has again this week released even more palestinian terrorists from its prisons in exchange for nothing, calling it a show of good faith to the evil bastards who hold Gilad captive.
How would you like to spend your 22nd birthday in the hands of terrorists, knowing that your country, and the entire world has abandoned you?
Posted by LindaSoG at 06:43 AM | Comments (8)
August 24, 2008
Dear Senator Biden
In June of 2006, you appeared on Meet the Press and during that appearance, you demanded accountability for the so-called Haditha massacre from the current administration.
Senator Biden, you made rash and harsh accusations against good and honorable men without evidence, without fact. You spoke of the Haditha incident as if the accused Marines were guilty and you did so without reviewing any evidence, without any facts, without any due process. You did so based on rumor and innuendo, based on enemy propaganda, and you pronounced them guilty without a trial.
Senator Biden, you accused the Government of the United States of America and United States Military of perpetuating a coverup at the highest levels, again, based upon enemy propaganda.
RUSSERT: Let me ask you a last question on Iraq about Haditha and some of the other alleged atrocities. The fact is, our government knew about that for some time. How high up the chain, based on your information, do you think this goes?
SEN. BIDEN: The secretary of defense.
MR. RUSSERT: And what should be done?
SEN. BIDEN: He should be gone. He shouldn’t be in his office tomorrow morning. But I’m so tired of saying this on your show. I’ve been saying this for two years.
MR. RUSSERT: Well, the president knew about it in March.
SEN. BIDEN: Well, we can’t get rid of the president. He’s there for two and a half more years. There is a system of accountability. The system of accountability is, it used to be a gentlemanly thing, as they say, when you make serious mistakes, you step forward and you acknowledge them and you walk away. Presidents can’t and shouldn’t do that. Secretaries of defense can and should.
Today, Senator Biden, the falseness of your statements have been proven. Eight of the Marines charged for the so called “massacre” have already been exonerated. There is but one case still pending and that case is likely to be dismissed as well. There was no massacre and if there was no massacre, there was no coverup, at any level.
Senator Biden, there can be no doubt you made a serious mistake in your accusations against our Marines and you made a serious mistake in your accusations against Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and you made a serious mistake in your accusations against the President of the United States, George W. Bush. Mistakes you should be held accountable for.
According to your own statement, your own "system of accountability," the gentlemanly thing to do would be for you, Senator Biden, you, to stand up and to acknowledge your serious mistake, for you to apologize to each of these brave and honorable men for your false accusations and misdeeds, for you to apologize for the injuries you inflicted upon them based on your rash and thoughtless words spoken without knowledge, that were based on rumor, innuendo and ignorance of the facts, the accusations you made without the benefit of a proper investigation and the gathering of information necessary to make intelligent commentary on such a sensitive subject.
Never mind the dangers inherent in your promotion of the propaganda of the enemy at a time of war and your undermining of our Government and the Military in favor of the enemy, which equals aiding and abetting the enemy, as your words were before the world and they put every soldier overseas in grave danger of suffering vengence for acts that did not in fact occur but which you claimed did occur.
Do the the right thing Senator Biden. The world is watching. The world is watching you.
Stand up Senator Biden. Be a man.
Acknowledge your serious mistake. Apologize to those you have falsely accused.
Posted by LindaSoG at 01:25 PM | Comments (4)
August 22, 2008
Shabbat Shalom
Our Father in Heaven, Rock and Redeemer of Israel, bless the State of Israel, the first manifestation of the approach of our redemption. Shield it with Your loving kindness, envelop it in Your peace, and bestow Your light and truth upon its leaders, ministers, and advisors, and grace them with Your good counsel. Strengthen the hands of those who defend our holy land, grant them deliverance, and adorn them in a mantle of victory.
Ordain peace in the land and grant its inhabitants eternal happiness. Lead them, swiftly and upright, to Your city Zion and to Jerusalem, the abode of Your Name, as is written in the Torah of Your servant Moses: “Even if your outcasts are at the ends of the world, from there the Lord your God will gather you, from there He will fetch you. And the Lord your God will bring you to the land that your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it; and He will make you more prosperous and more numerous than your fathers.”
Draw our hearts together to revere and venerate Your name and to observe all the precepts of Your Torah, and send us quickly the Messiah son of David, agent of Your vindication, to redeem those who await Your deliverance.
Manifest yourself in the splendor of Your boldness before the eyes of all inhabitants of Your world, and may everyone endowed with a soul affirm that the Lord, God of Israel, is king and his dominion is absolute.
Amen
Halailah Zeh Hazman by Gadi Elbaz & Alon De Loco.
Posted by LindaSoG at 07:29 PM | Comments (1)
Today's Islamotard
Moslem eaten by crocodile while offering blessing at Moslem Shrine:
A CROCODILE killed and ate a 25-year-old man in Bangladesh after he waded into a pond next to a shrine hoping to be blessed by the animal, police say.
Inspector Humayun Kabir said Rubel Sheikh and his mother travelled 50km from their home to visit the Muslim Khan Jahan Ali shrine, where the attack happened.
Kabir said hundreds of people visit the shrine every day to offer hens and goats to the five crocodiles living in the pond. Part of the ritual involves bathing in the water.
"He went into the pond hoping to be blessed when a crocodile attacked him and dragged him into the deep part of the pond,'' Kabir said.
"This is a very unusual incident. Normally, the crocodiles are very friendly and do not harm people.''
Kabir said about 25 people dived into the pond following the attack yesterday, but could not find the man's body.It washed ashore today and had been largely eaten, he said.
The article stops short at identifying the man as a moslem but really, who else but a moslem would worship at a moslem shrine? And, the article doesn't seem to want to mention islam either, but, we all know that by definition, a moslem is "an adherent to islam."
This is moslem shrine, of course, so this man is a follower of mohammed, the prophet of doom and the cult of islam. He traveled to a moslem shrine to make an offering to the shrine's crocodile and to seek its blessing. Instead of receiving a blessing by the killer crocodile, he was largely eaten by the killer crocodile. Oh well.
Such is the cult of islam.
Posted by LindaSoG at 01:25 PM | Comments (7)
August 19, 2008
Unleash the Skunk!
I find this vastly amusing:
The Palestinian protesters massed at the fence expected tear gas and rubber bullets; what they got instead was a putrid yellow wind, Israel's newest weapon against West Bank demonstrators.
The noxious mist, which Israeli police refer to as "skunk," was used for the first time earlier this month, when a truck-mounted cannon sprayed it over the heads of protesters, sending them racing down the hillside, retching and tearing off their shirts to try to escape the stench.
Dozens of Palestinians from the village of Bilin, along with international and Israeli activists, had marched to a nearby segment of Israel's controversial separation barrier to demand its removal, just as they have done every Friday for the last three and a half years.
Then the skunk truck arrived, spraying a cloud of yellow mist and filling the air with the suffocating stench of faeces and urine.
More than one demonstrator said he preferred the tear gas Israeli troops usually use for crowd control, which sears the skin, nose, throat and eyes.
Israeli police say "skunk" is more effective at dispersing crowds than tear gas or the more lethal rubber-coated bullets, which killed Amira.
"It's the start of a change in tactics in dealing with crowd control and dispersing violent demonstrations and violent instances," Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
"It protects the protesters because it doesn't require us to use tear gas and rubber bullets."
Rosenfeld would not say what exactly goes into the pungent mixture used last Friday but insisted it is not dangerous. "It's not a chemical, it is a smelling liquid. It doesn't cause any harm or any physical damage whatsoever, even if it gets in people's eyes." The protestors were not so sure-many suspected it was toilet water. "This is the first time they use this water. It is going to make everyone sick," Abu Rahma said. "I saw one boy who couldn't breathe, and a lot of other people were throwing up.
Word is that they tried wearing hefty trash bags for protection.
You would think it a brilliant tactic really, to repel them with concentrated Eau de Hippie. but, it strikes me as kinda funny that the first time the Israelis used the skunk, there wasn't that much of a fuss about it:
Israeli police say a water-spraying device showered the liquid on the demonstrators, forcing most to rush off to change their clothes.
Most rushed off to change their clothes? Most, but not all? Well. I guess we can assume that at least some of them must have enjoyed the scent.
Posted by LindaSoG at 07:00 AM | Comments (6)
August 18, 2008
Kinda Purty
and from that view, you'd think we were floating but here in loverly North Miami Beach, it's barely raining outside...
It was way worse on my way to work today, it just poured down this morning. The power stuttered a bit earlier but recovered right away, maybe 3 minutes out total. Of course, the night is still young and no matter which way she goes, we'll see a lot more rain.
In any event, my shutters are closed, its good practice and she could always jog east, you never know.
Posted by LindaSoG at 08:52 PM | Comments (2)
August 17, 2008
Boosting Abbas and His Moderate Terrorists
The government on Sunday approved the release of some 200 Palestinian prisoners as a gesture to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The Prime Minister's Office released a statement saying, "This is a gesture and a trust-building move aimed at bolstering the moderates in the Palestinian Authority and the peace process."
Among the prisoners who are slated to be released are two Palestinians who were sentenced to long prison terms about 30 years ago. One of them actually murdered Israelis and the other sent murderers. The names of the rest of the prisoners will be brought to a ministerial committee for approval.
"This is a gesture for Abu Mazen (Abbas) ahead of the holiday of Ramadan," said a senior official at the Prime Minister's Office.
I simply do not understand the concept of a "moderate" terrorist, how is "moderate terrorist" defined, what is the criteria for qualification as a "moderate terrorist" and what exactly is it that makes one terrorist a "moderate" and another terrorist simply a terrorist? If you are murdered by a moderate terrorist, are you any less dead?
I am reminded of speech made just this past May before the Knesset in the State of Israel, before the Israeli people, the American people, and the world:
The fight against terror and extremism is the defining challenge of our time. It is more than a clash of arms. It is a clash of visions, a great ideological struggle. On the one side are those who defend the ideals of justice and dignity with the power of reason and truth. On the other side are those who pursue a narrow vision of cruelty and control by committing murder, inciting fear, and spreading lies.
This struggle is waged with the technology of the 21st century, but at its core it is an ancient battle between good and evil. The killers claim the mantle of Islam, but they are not religious men. No one who prays to the God of Abraham could strap a suicide vest to an innocent child, or blow up guiltless guests at a Passover Seder, or fly planes into office buildings filled with unsuspecting workers. In truth, the men who carry out these savage acts serve no higher goal than their own desire for power. They accept no God before themselves. And they reserve a special hatred for the most ardent defenders of liberty, including Americans and Israelis.
And that is why the founding charter of Hamas calls for the "elimination" of Israel. And that is why the followers of Hezbollah chant "Death to Israel, Death to America!" That is why Osama bin Laden teaches that "the killing of Jews and Americans is one of the biggest duties." And that is why the President of Iran dreams of returning the Middle East to the Middle Ages and calls for Israel to be wiped off the map.
There are good and decent people who cannot fathom the darkness in these men and try to explain away their words. It's natural, but it is deadly wrong. As witnesses to evil in the past, we carry a solemn responsibility to take these words seriously. Jews and Americans have seen the consequences of disregarding the words of leaders who espouse hatred. And that is a mistake the world must not repeat in the 21st century.
Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along. We have heard this foolish delusion before. As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an American senator declared: "Lord, if I could only have talked to Hitler, all this might have been avoided." We have an obligation to call this what it is -- the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history.
Some people suggest if the United States would just break ties with Israel, all our problems in the Middle East would go away. This is a tired argument that buys into the propaganda of the enemies of peace, and America utterly rejects it. Israel's population may be just over 7 million. But when you confront terror and evil, you are 307 million strong, because the United States of America stands with you.
If you don't recognize it, the quote is from a speech given by U.S. President George W. Bush.
Nice words, full of power, and oh-so true. But... words mean nothing when they are only words and not backed up by deed and when your every action contradicts your very words, when you fail time and time again to practice what you preach, when you pander to terrorism and sacrifice innocent lives at the alter of appeasement.
Following is a list of innnocent people who have been maimed and murdered during George W. Bush's presidency, maimed and murdered by "moderate" terrorists, in "moderate" terrorist attacks perpetuated by the "moderate" terrorists of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. The Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, which is the military arm of President Bush's pet terrorist, "Moderate" Mahmoud Abbas, and his "moderate" Fatah Party:
May 29, 2001 - Gilad Zar, 41, of Itamar, was shot dead in a terrorist ambush while driving in the West Bank between Kedumim and Yizhar. The Fatah Tanzim claimed responsibility for the attack.
May 29, 2001 - Sara Blaustein, 53, and Esther Alvan, 20, of Efrat, were killed in a drive-by shooting near Neve Daniel in the Gush Etzion bloc south of Jerusalem. The Fatah Tanzim claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jun 18, 2001 - Doron Zisserman, 38, of Einav, was shot and killed in his car by sniper fire near the entrance to Einav, east of Tulkarem. Fatah claimed responsibility for the attack.
Aug 25, 2001 - Maj. Gil Oz, 30, of Kfar Sava; St.-Sgt. Kobi Nir, 21, of Kfar Sava; and Sgt. Tzahi Grabli, 19 of Holon were killed and seven soldiers wounded when two Palestinian terrorists infiltrated an IDF base in Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip at about 3:00 AM Saturday morning. The attackers, members of the PLO Fatah faction and of the Palestinian terrorist security forces, were killed by IDF soldiers.
Aug 26, 2001 - Dov Rosman, 58, of Netanya was killed in a shooting attack shortly before 17:00 on Sunday afternoon near the entrance to the village of Zaita, opposite Kibbutz Magal. Fatah claimed responsibility for the attack.
Sep 06, 2001 - Lt. Erez Merhavi, 23, of Moshav Tarum was killed in an ambush shooting near Kibbutz Bahan, east of Hadera, while driving to a wedding. A female officer with him in the car was seriously injured. Fatah-Tanzim claimed responsibility for the attack.
Sep 11, 2001 - Border Policemen Sgt. Tzachi David, 19, of Tel-Aviv, and St.-Sgt. Andrei Zledkin, 26, of Carmiel, were killed just after midnight when Palestinian terrorist gunmen opened fire on the Ivtan Border Police base near Kibbutz Bachan in central Israel. A Fatah group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Sep 20, 2001 - Sarit Amrani, 26, of Nokdim, was killed Thursday morning and her husband Shai was seriously wounded in a shooting attack near Tekoa, south of Bethlehem. The couple's three children who were traveling in the vehicle were not injured. Fatah claimed responsibility for the attack.
Oct 04, 2001 - Sgt. Tali Ben-Armon, 19, an off-duty woman soldier from Pardesia, Haim Ben-Ezra, 76, of Givat Hamoreh, and Sergei Freidin, 20, of Afula were killed when a Palestinian terrorist, dressed as an Israeli paratrooper, opened fire on Israeli civilians waiting at the central bus station in Afula. 13 other Israelis were wounded in the attack. Fatah claimed responsibility for the attack.
Oct 28, 2001 - St.-Sgt. Yaniv Levy, 22, of Zichron Yaakov was killed by Palestinian terrorists in a drive-by machine-gun ambush near Kibbutz Metzer in northern Israel. The Tanzim wing of Fatah claimed responsibility for the murder.
Nov 02, 2001 - St.-Sgt. Raz Mintz, 19, of Kiryat Motzkin was killed by Palestinian terrorist gunmen 5:45 P.M. on Friday at an IDF roadblock at near Ofra, north of Ramallah. The Fatah's Al-Aqsa Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack.
Nov 27, 2001 - Noam Gozovsky, 23, of Moshav Ramat Zvi, and Michal Mor, 25, of Afula were killed when two Palestinian terrorists from the Jenin area opened fire with Kalashnikov assault rifles on a crowd of people near the central bus station in Afula. Police officers and a reserve soldier confronted them, killing the terrorists in the ensuing firefight. Another 50 people were injured, 10 of them moderately to seriously. Fatah and the Islamic Jihad claimed joint responsibility.
Nov 29, 2001 - Three people were killed and nine others were wounded in a homicide bombing on an Egged 823 bus en route from Nazereth to Tel Aviv near the city of Hadera. The Islamic Jihad and Fatah claimed responsibility for the attack.
Dec 12, 2001 - Yair Amar, 13, of Emmanuel; Esther Avraham, 42, of Emmanuel; Border Police Chief Warrant Officer Yoel Bienenfeld, 35, of Moshav Tel Shahar; Moshe Gutman, 40, of Emmanuel; Avraham Nahman Nitzani, 17, of Betar Illit; Yirmiyahu Salem, 48, of Emmanuel; Israel Sternberg, 46, of Emmanuel; David Tzarfati, 38, of Ginot Shomron; Hananya Tzarfati, 32, of Kfar Saba; Ya'akov Tzarfati, 64, of Kfar Saba were killed when three terrorists attacked a No. 189 Dan bus and several passenger cars with a roadside bomb, anti-tank grenades, and light arms fire near the entrance to Emmanuel in Samaria at 18:00 P.M. About 30 others were injured. Both Fatah and Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jan 14, 2002 - Sgt. Elad Abu-Gani, 19, of Tiberias, was killed and an officer sustained gunshot wounds in a terrorist ambush near Kuchin, between Nablus and Tulkarm. Fatah claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jan 15, 2002 - Avraham (Avi) Boaz, 71, of Ma'aleh Adumim, an American citizen, was kidnapped at a PA security checkpoint in Beit Jala. His bullet-riddled body was found in a car in Beit Sahur, in the Bethlehem area. The Fatah's Al-Aksa Brigade claimed responsibility for the murder.
Jan 15, 2002 - Yoela Chen, 45, of Givat Ze'ev, was shot and killed by Palestinian terrorists near the gas station at the entrance to Givat Ze'ev shortly before 20:00. Her aunt who was with her in the car was injured. The Fatah's Al-Aqsa Brigade claimed responsibility for the murder.
Jan 17, 2002 - Edward Bakshayev, 48, of Or Akiva; Anatoly Bakshayev, 63, of Or Akiva; Aharon Ben Yisrael-Ellis, 32, of Ra'anana; Dina Binayev, 48, of Ashkelon; Boris Melikhov, 56, of Sderot; and Avi Yazdi, 25, of Hadera were killed and 35 injured, several seriously, when a terrorist burst into a bat mitzva reception in a banquet hall in Hadera shortly before 23:00, opening fire with an M-16 assault rifle. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jan 22, 2002 - Sarah Hamburger, 79, and Svetlana Sandler, 56, both of Jerusalem, were killed and 40 were injured when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire with an M-16 assault rifle near a bus stop in downtown Jerusalem. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jan 27, 2002 - Pinhas Tokatli, 81, of Jerusalem was killed and over 150 people were wounded, four seriously, in a homicide bombing on Jaffa Road, in the center of Jerusalem, shortly before 12:30. The female terrorist, identified as a Fatah member, was armed with more than 10 kilos of explosives.
Feb 06, 2002 - Miri Ohana, 45, and her daughter Yael, 11, were murdered in their home when an armed terrorist infiltrated Moshav Hamra, halfway between Jericho and Beit She'an in the Jordan Valley on Wednesday evening, opening fire. IDF reserve soldier, St.-Sgt. Maj.(res.) Moshe Majos Meconen, 33, of Beit She'an, was also killed in the attack. The terrorist, who entered the Ohana home disguised in IDF uniform, was killed by IDF forces. Both Fatah and Hamas claimed responsibility.
Feb 15, 2002 - St.-Sgt. Lee Nahman Akunis, 20, of Holon, was shot and killed by gunmen on Friday night at a roadblock north of Ramallah. The Fatah's Al-Aksa Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack.
Feb 18, 2002 - Policeman Ahmed Mazarib, 32, of the Bedouin village Beit Zarzir in the Galilee, was killed by a homicide bomber whom he had stopped for questioning on the Ma'ale Adumim-Jerusalem road. The terrorist succeeded in detonating the bomb in his car. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Feb 18, 2002 - Ahuva Amergi, 30, of Ganei Tal in Gush Katif was killed and a 60-year old man was injured when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire on her car. Maj. Mor Elraz, 25, of Kiryat Ata and St.-Sgt. Amir Mansouri, 21, of Kiryat Arba, who came to their assistance, were killed while trying to intercept the terrorist. The terrorist was killed when the explosives he was carrying were detonated. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Feb 19, 2002 - Lt. Moshe Eini, 21, of Petah Tikva; St.-Sgt. Benny Kikis, 20, of Carmiel; St.-Sgt. Mark Podolsky, 20, of Tel Aviv; St.-Sgt. Erez Turgeman, 20, of Jerusalem; St.-Sgt. Tamir Atsmi, 21, of Kiryat Ono; and St.-Sgt. Michael Oxsman, 21, of Haifa were killed and one wounded in an attack near a roadblock west of Ramallah. Several terrorists opened fire at soldiers at the roadblock, including three off-duty soldiers inside a structure at the roadblock, killing them at point-blank range. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Feb 22, 2002 - Valery Ahmir, 59, of Beit Shemesh was killed by terrorists in a drive-by shooting on the Atarot-Givat Ze'ev road north of Jerusalem as he returned home from work. Fatah claimed responsibility for the attack.
Feb 25, 2002 - Avraham Fish, 65, and Aharon Gorov, 46, both of Nokdim, were killed in a terrorist shooting attack between Tekoa and Nokdim, south of Bethlehem. Fish's daughter, 9 months pregnant, was seriously injured but delivered a baby girl. The Fatah al-Aksa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Feb 25, 2002 - Police officer 1st Sgt. Galit Arbiv, 21, of Nesher, died after being fatally shot, when a terrorist opened fire at a bus stop in the Neve Ya'akov residential neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. Eight others were injured, two seriously. The Fatah al-Aksa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Feb 27, 2002 - Gad Rejwan, 34, of Jerusalem, was shot and killed early Wednesday morning by one of his Palestinian terrorist employees in a factory in the Atarot industrial area, north of Jerusalem. Two Fatah groups issued a joint statement taking responsibility for the murder.
Mar 02, 2002 - Ten people were killed and over 50 were injured, 4 critically, in a homicide bombing at 19:15 on Saturday evening near a yeshiva in the ultra-Orthodox Beit Yisrael neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem where people had gathered for a bar-mitzva celebration. The terrorist detonated the bomb next to a group of women waiting with their baby carriages for their husbands to leave the nearby synagogue. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade took responsibility for the attack.
Mar 03, 2002 - Ten Israelis - 7 soldiers and 3 civilians - were killed and 6 injured when a terrorist opened fire at an IDF roadblock near Ofra in Samaria: Capt. Ariel Hovav, 25, of Eli; Lt.(res.) David Damelin, 29, of Kibbutz Metzar; 1st Sgt.(res.) Rafael Levy, 42, of Rishon Lezion; Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Avraham Ezra, 38, of Kiryat Bialik; Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Eran Gad, 24, of Rishon Letzion; Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Yochai Porat, 26, of Kfar Sava; Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Kfir Weiss, 24, of Beit Shemesh; Sergei Birmov, 33, of Ariel; Vadim Balagula, 32, of Ariel; and Didi Yitzhak, 66, of Eli. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mar 05, 2002 - Police officer FSM Salim Barakat, 33, of Yarka; Yosef Habi, 52, of Herzliya; and Eli Dahan, 53, of Lod were killed and over 30 people were wounded in Tel-Aviv when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire on two adjacent restaurants shortly after 2:00 AM. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mar 05, 2002 - Devorah Friedman, 45, of Efrat, was killed and her husband injured in shooting attack on the Bethlehem bypass "tunnel road", south of Jerusalem. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mar 9, 2002 - Avia Malka, 9 months, of South Africa, and Israel Yihye, 27, of Bnei Brak were killed and about 50 people were injured, several seriously, when two Palestinian terrorists opened fire and threw grenades at cars and pedestrians in the coastal city of Netanya on Saturday evening, close to the city's boardwalk and hotels. The terrorists were killed by Israeli border police. The Fatah Al Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mar 14, 2002 - St.-Sgt. Matan Biderman, 21, of Carmiel, St.-Sgt. Ala Hubeishi, 21, of Julis, and Sgt. Rotem Shani, 19, of Hod Hasharon were killed and two soldiers were injured early Thursday morning when a tank escorting a civilian convoy drove over a land mine exploded on the Karni-Netzarim road in the Gaza Strip. Terrorists hiding in a nearby mosque detonated the remote-controlled explosive charge beneath the armored vehicle. The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Fatah's al-Aksa Martyrs Brigade both claimed responsibility.
Mar 21, 2002 - Three people were killed and 86 injured, 3 of them seriously, in a homicide bombing on King George Street in the center of Jerusalem. The terrorist detonated the bomb, packed with metal spikes and nails, in the center of a crowd of shoppers. The Fatah al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mar 29, 2002 - Two people were killed and 28 injured, two seriously when a female homicide bomber blew herself up in the Kiryat Yovel supermarket in Jerusalem. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mar 29, 2002 - Rachel Levy, 17, and Haim Smadar, 55, the security guard, both of Jerusalem, were killed and 28 people were injured, two seriously, when a female terrorist blew herself up in the Kiryat Yovel supermarket in Jerusalem. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mar 30, 2002 - Border Policeman Sgt.-Maj. Constantine Danilov, 23, of Or Akiva was shot and killed in Baka al-Garbiyeh, during an exchange of fire with two Palestinian terrorists trying to cross into Israel to carry out a terrorist attack. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility.
Mar 30, 2002 - One person was killed and about 30 people were injured in a homicide bombing in a cafe on the corner of Allenby and Bialik streets in Tel-Aviv. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Apr 01, 2002 - A police officer was killed in Jerusalem when a Palestinian terrorist homicide bomber heading toward the city center blew himself up in his car after being stopped at a roadblock. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Apr 01, 2002 - Tomer Mordechai, 19, of Tel-Aviv, a policeman, was killed in Jerusalem, when a Palestinian terrorist driving toward the city center blew himself up after being stopped at a roadblock. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Apr 04, 2002 - Rachel Charhi, 36, of Bat-Yam, critically injured when a terrorist detonated himself in a cafe on the corner of Allenby and Bialik streets in Tel-Aviv on March 30, died of her wounds. Some 30 others were injured in the attack. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility.
Apr 04, 2002 - Border Police Supt. Patrick Pereg, 30, of Rosh Ha'ayin, head of operations in an undercover unit, was killed Thursday while attempting to arrest a wanted member of Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.
Apr 12, 2002 - Nissan Cohen, 57; Rivka Fink, 75; Suheila Hushi, 48; and Yelena Konrab, 43, all of Jerusalem; and Ling Chang Mai, 34, and Chai Siang Yang, 32, both foreign workers from China, were killed and 104 people were wounded when a woman terrorist blew hereselt up by detonating a powerful charge at a bus stop on Jaffa road at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda open-air market. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Apr 20, 2002 - Border Policeman St.-Sgt. Uriel Bar-Maimon, 21 of Ashkelon was killed in an exchange of fire near the Erez industrial park in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli forces pursued the Palestinian terrorist gunman and killed him. An explosive belt was found on his body. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility.
May 27, 2002 - Ruth Peled, 56, of Herzliya and her infant granddaughter Sinai Keinan, aged 14 months, of Petah Tikva were killed and 37 people were injured, some seriously, when a terrorist detonated himself near an ice cream parlor outside a shopping mall in Petah Tikva. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
May 28, 2002 - Albert Maloul, 50, of Jerusalem, was killed when shots were fired at the car in which he was traveling south on the Ramallah bypass road. Maloul and his cousin, who was lightly injured, were returning home to Jerusalem from Eli, where they operate the swimming pool. The Fatah Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
May 28, 2002 - Netanel Riachi, 17, of Kochav Ya'akov; Gilad Stiglitz, 14, of Yakir; and Avraham Siton, 17, of Shilo - three yeshiva high school students - were killed and two others wounded in Itamar, southeast of Nablus, when a Palestinian terrorist gunman infiltrated the community and opened fire on the teenagers playing basketball, before he was shot dead by a security guard. The Fatah Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jun 19, 2002 - Seven people were killed and 50 injured - three of them in critical condition - when a homicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus stop and hitchhiking post at the French Hill intersection in northern Jerusalem shortly after 7:00 P.M., as people were returning home from work. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jun 20, 2002 - Rachel Shabo, 40, and three of her sons - Neria, 16, Zvika, 12, and Avishai, 5 - as well as a neighbor, Yosef Twito, 31, who came to their aid, were murdered when a terrorist entered their home in Itamar, south of Nablus, and opened fire. Two other children were injured, as well as two soldiers. The terrorist was killed by IDF forces. The PFLP and the Fatah Al Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jul 10, 2002 - IDF officer Capt. Hagai Lev, 24, of Jerusalem, deputy commander of a Givati reconaissance unit, was killed by Palestinian terrorist sniper fire while conducting a search for weapons smuggling tunnels in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. The Fatah Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the shooting.
Jul 25, 2002 - Rabbi Elimelech Shapira, 43, of Peduel, was killed and another civilian injured in a shooting attack near the West Bank community of Alei Zahav, west of Ariel. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jul 26, 2002 - St.-Sgt. Elazar Lebovitch, 21, of Hebron; Rabbi Yosef Dikstein, 45, of Psagot, his wife Hannah, 42, and their 9-year-old son Shuv'el Zion were killed in a shooting attack south of Hebron. Two other of their children were injured. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jul 30, 2002 - Shlomo Odesser, 60, and his brother Mordechai, 52, both of Tapuach in Samaria, were shot and killed when their truck came under fire in the West Bank village of Jama'in, near Ariel. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Aug 04, 2002 - Yekutiel Amitai, 34, of Jerusalem, a security guard, and Nizal Awassat, 52, of the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood in East Jerusalem, were killed and 17 were wounded when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire with a pistol near the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem's Old City. Border policemen exchanged fire with the gunman, killing him. The Fatah al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Aug 05, 2002 - Avi Wolanski (29) and his wife Avital (27), of Eli, were killed and one of their children, aged 03, was injured when terrorists opened fire on their car as they were traveling on the Ramallah-Nablus road near Eli in Samaria. The Martyrs of the Palestinian terrorist Popular Army, a splinter group associated with Arafat's Fatah movement, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Aug 10, 2002 - Yafit Herenstein, 31, of Moshav Mechora in the Jordan Valley, was killed and her husband, Arno, seriously wounded when a Palestinian terrorist infiltrated the moshav and opened fire outside their home. The terrorist was killed by soldiers. The Fatah al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Sep 05, 2002 - 1st Lt. Malik Grifat, 24, of Zarzir was killed and a soldier wounded when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire, from a crowded school, towards an IDF patrol near Nisanit in the northern Gaza Strip. The terrorist was killed. The Fatah al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Sep 18, 2002 - Yosef Ajami, 36, of Jerusalem was killed Wednesday afternoon when terrorists opened fire on his car near Mevo Dotan, north of Jenin in the West Bank. The other occupant of the car, a foreign worker, was lightly injured. The Fatah al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Oct 29, 2002 - Three Hermesh residents - Orna Eshel, 53, Linoy Saroussi and Hadas Turgeman, both 14 - were killed and two were wounded when a terrorist armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle and wearing an explosive belt opened fire, after infiltrating the settlement in northern Samaria. The terrorist was shot dead. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Nov 10, 2002 - Revital Ohayon, 34, and her two sons, Matan, 05, and Noam, 04, as well as Yitzhak Dori, 44 - all of Kibbutz Metzer - and Tirza Damari, 42, of Elyachin, were killed when a terrorist infiltrated the kibbutz, located east of Hadera near the Green Line, and opened fire. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Nov 28, 2002 - Haim Amar, 56; Ehud (Yehuda) Avitan, 54; Mordechai Avraham, 44; Ya'acov Lary, 35; and David Peretz, 48 - all of Beit She'an; and Shaul Zilberstein, 36, of Upper Nazareth, were killed and about 40 wounded when two terrorists opened fire and threw grenades at the Likud polling station in Beit She'an, near the central bus station, where party members were casting their votes in the Likud primary. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jan 02, 2003 - The charred body of Massoud Makhluf Alon, 72, from Menahemiya in the Lower Galilee, was found in the northern Jordan Valley in his burned out car. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the murder.
Jan 05, 2003 - Twenty-three people - 15 Israelis and 8 foreign nationals - were killed and about 120 wounded when two terrorists blew themselves up near the old Central Bus Station in Tel-Aviv. The attack was apparently carried out by two members of the Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, with the help of the Islamic Jihad.
Feb 06, 2003 - 2nd Lt. Amir Ben-Aryeh, 21, of Maccabim, and St.-Sgt. Idan Suzin, 20, of Kiryat Tivon were killed and two more soldiers were wounded in a shooting attack in the area of Nablus. Both gunmen were killed by return fire from IDF troops. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Fatah-Tanzim claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mar 19, 2003 - Zion Boshirian, 51, of Mevo Dotan was shot and killed while driving in his car between Mevo Dotan and Shaked in northern Samaria. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Apr 10, 2003 - St.-Sgt. Yigal Lifshitz, 20, of Rishon Lezion, and St.-Sgt. Ofer Sharabi, 21, of Givat Shmuel were killed and nine others wounded when Palestinian terrorists opened fire before dawn on their base near Bekaot in the northern Jordan Valley. The PFLP and the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Apr 24, 2003 - Alexander Kostyuk, a 23-year-old security guard from Bat Yam, was killed and 13 were wounded, two seriously, in a terrorist bombing outside the train station in Kfar Sava. Groups related to the Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the PFLP clamied joint responsibility for the attack.
Apr 30, 2003 - Ran Baron, 23, of Tel Aviv, Dominique Caroline Hass, 29, of Tel Aviv, and Yanai Weiss, 46, of Holon, were murdered and about 60 people were wounded when a terrorist bomber blew himself up at a beachfront pub, "Mike's Place," in Tel Aviv. The Fatah Tanzim and Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, carried out as a joint operation. Investigation revealed that the two British Muslims involved in the bombing were dispatched to perpetrate the attack by the Hamas military command in the Gaza Strip.
May 05, 2003 - Gideon Lichterman, 27, of Ahiya, was killed and two other passengers, his six-year-old daughter Moriah and a reserve soldier, were seriously wounded when terrorists fired shots at their vehicle near Shvut Rachel, in Samaria. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
May 11, 2003 - Zion David, 53, of Givat Ze'ev near Jerusalem, was shot in the head and killed by Palestinian terrorists in a roadside ambush half a kilometer from Ofra, north of Jerusalem. Both Fatah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack.
May 19, 2003 - Kiryl Shremko, 22, of Afula; Hassan Ismail Tawatha, 41, of Jisr a-Zarqa; and Avi Zerihan, 36, of Beit Shean were killed and about 70 people were wounded in a terrorist bombing at the entrance to the Amakim Mall in Afula. The Islamic Jihad and the Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades both claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jun 08, 2003 - Sgt. Maj. (Res.) Assaf Abergil, 23, of Eilat; Sgt. Maj. (Res.) Udi Eilat, 38, of Eilat; Sgt. Maj. Boaz Emete, 24, of Beit She'an; and Sgt. Maj. (Res.) Chen Engel, 32, of Ramat Gan were killed and four reserve soldiers were wounded when Palestinian terrorists wearing IDF uniforms opened fire on an IDF outpost near the Erez checkpoint and industrial zone in the Gaza Strip. Three terrorists were killed by IDF soldiers. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Hamas and the Islamic Jihad issued a joint statement claiming responsibility for the attack.
Jun 12, 2003 - Avner Maimon, 51, of Netanya, was found shot to death in his car near Yabed in northern Samaria. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jun 13, 2003 - St.-Sgt. Mordechai Sayada, 22, of Tirat Carmel, was shot to death in Jenin by a Palestinian terrorist sniper as his jeep patrol passed by. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jun 17, 2003 - Noam Leibowitz, 7, of Yemin Orde was killed and three members of her family wounded in a shooting attack near the Kibbutz Eyal junction on the Trans-Israel Highway. The terrorist fired from the outskirts of the West Bank city of Kalkilya. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jun 26, 2003 - Amos (Amit) Mantin, 31, of Hadera, a Bezeq employee, was killed in a shooting attack in the Israeli Arab town of Baka al-Garbiyeh. The shots were fired by a Palestinian terrorist teenager, who was apprehended by police. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jun 30, 2003 - Krastyu Radkov, 46, a construction worker from Bulgaria, was killed in a shooting attack on the Yabed bypass road in northern Samaria, west of Jenin, while driving a truck. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack, in opposition to the declared ceasefire.
Jul 15, 2003 - Amir Simhon, 24, of Bat Yam was killed when a Palestinian terrorist armed with a long-bladed knife stabbed passersby on Tel Aviv's beachfront promenade, after a security guard prevented him from entering the Tarabin cafe and was wounded. The terrorist, who was shot and apprehended, is a member of the Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which claimed responsibility for the attack.
Aug 29, 2003 - Shalom Har-Melekh, 25, of Homesh was killed in a shooting attack while driving northeast of Ramallah. His wife, Limor, who was seven months pregnant, sustained moderate injuries, and gave birth to a baby girl by Caesarean section. The Fatah al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Sep 04, 2003 - St.-Sgt. Gabriel Uziel, 20, of Givat Ze'ev was shot and mortally wounded by a terrorist sniper in Jenin; he died en route to the hospital. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
Oct 19, 2003 - St.-Sgt. Erez Idan, 19, of Rishon Lezion, Sgt. Elad Pollack, 19, of Kiryat Motzkin, and Sgt. Roi Ya'acov Solomon, 21, of Tel Aviv, were killed and another soldier was seriously wounded while on patrol in Ein Yabrud, north of Ramallah, when terrorists fired on them from behind. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Nov 18, 2003 - Two IDF soldiers, Sgt.-Maj. Shlomi Belsky, 23, of Haifa, and St.-Sgt. Shaul Lahav, 20, of Kibbutz Shomrat, were killed by a Palestinian terrorist who opened fire with an AK-47 assault rifle, hidden in a prayer rug, at a checkpoint on the tunnel bypass road, linking Jerusalem and the Gush Etzion bloc. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Nov 22, 2003 - Two Israeli security guards, Ilya Reiger, 58, of Jerusalem, and Samer Fathi Afan, 25, of the Bedouin village Uzeir near Nazareth, were shot dead at a construction site along the route of the security fence near Abu Dis in East Jerusalem. The Jenin Martyrs' Brigades, affiliated with Fatah, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Dec 22, 2003 - Capt. Hagai Bibi, 24, of Maaleh Adumim, and Lt. Leonardo (Alex) Weissman, 23, of Afula were killed when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire and threw hand grenades as they emerged from their jeep on the Kissufim-Gush Katif road in the Gaza Strip. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jan 13, 2004 - Ro'i Arbel, 29, of Talmon, was killed in a terror shooting ambush near his home in Samaria. Three other passengers of the vehicle were wounded. The Fatah Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jan 14, 2004 - Cpl. Andrei Kegeles, 19, of Nahariya; St.-Sgt. Tzur Or, 20, of Rishon Lezion; security guard Gal Shapira, 29, of Ashkelon; and Border Policeman St.-Sgt. Vladimir Trostinsky, 22, of Rehovot were killed and 10 wounded when a female terrorist detonated herself at the Erez Crossing in the Gaza Strip. Hamas and the Fatah Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed joint responsibility for the attack.
Jan 29, 2004 - Eleven people were killed and over 50 wounded, 13 of them seriously, in a terrorist bombing of an Egged bus no. 19 at the corner of Gaza and Arlozorov streets in Jerusalem. Both the Fatah-related Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, naming the bomber as Ali Yusuf Jaara, a 24-year-old Palestinian terrorist policeman from Bethlehem.
Feb 22, 2004 - Eight people were killed and over 60 wounded, 11 of them school pupils, in a terrorist bombing on Jerusalem bus no. 14A near the Liberty Bell Park. The Fatah Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack, which was carried out by Mohammed Za'ul, from the Bethlehem area.
Feb 26, 2004 - Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Amir Zimmerman, 25, of Kfar Monash was killed and two other soldiers wounded when two Palestinian terrorists opened fire near the Erez Crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel. The terrorists were killed by IDF forces. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Feb 27, 2004 - Eitan Kukoi, 30, and his wife, Rima Novikov Kukoi, 25, were killed in a terrorist shooting attack on the Lahav-Ashkelon road, along the Green Line. The PFLP and the Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades both claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mar 14, 2004 - Ten people were killed and 16 wounded in a double terrorist detonation at Ashdod Port. Hamas and Fatah claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mar 19, 2004 - George Khoury, 20, a Christian Arab and the son of well-known veteran attorney Elias Khoury of Beit Hanina, was shot to death from a vehicle while jogging in the north Jerusalem neighborhood of French Hill. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, which claimed responsibility for the attack, later published an apology for killing a non-Jew.
Apr 17, 2004 - Border Policeman Cpl. Kfir Ohayon, 20, of Eilat was killed, three others wounded when a Palestinian terrorist blew himself up at the Erez Crossing. Hamas and Fatah claimed joint responsibility for the attack.
Apr 25, 2004 - Border Policeman Cpl. Yaniv Mashiah, 20, of Jaffa, was killed and three others lightly wounded just an hour after the beginning of Memorial Day for Israel's fallen soldiers when shots were fired at their vehicle near Hebron. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
May 02, 2004 - Tali Hatuel, 34, and her daughters - Hila, 11, Hadar, 9, Roni, 7, and Merav, 2 - of Katif in the Gaza Strip were killed and another civilian and two soldiers wounded when two Palestinian terrorists fired on an Israeli car at the entrance to the Gaza Strip settlement bloc of Gush Katif. Fatah and Islamic Jihad claimed joint responsibility for the attack.
May 29, 2004 - Maj. Shachar Ben-Yishai, 25, of Menahemia was killed by Palestinian terrorist gunfire following a search in the Balata camp near Nablus. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Aug 13, 2004 - Shlomo Miller, 50, of Itamar in Samaria was killed by a Palestinian terrorist who opened fire outside the settlement gate. The The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility.
Sep 22, 2004 - Two Border Policemen - Lance Cpl. Menashe Komemi, 19, of Moshav Aminadav and Lance Cpl. Mamoya Tahio, 20, of Rehovot - were killed and 17 Israelis wounded in a terrorist bombing carried out by a female terrorist at the French Hill junction hitchhiking post in northern Jerusalem. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Sep 23, 2004 - Capt. Tal Bardugo, 21, of Jerusalem, St.-Sgt. Nir Sami, 21, of Jerusalem, and St.-Sgt. Israel Lutati, 20, of Neve Dekalim were killed by several Palestinian terrorists, armed with AK-47 assault riffles and hand grenades, who infiltrated the military post near the community of Morag in the southern Gaza Strip. Another soldier and a journalist were also wounded in the exchange of fire in which the terrorists were killed. Two Fatah-related terror groups and the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
Oct 19, 2004 - St.-Sgt. Yair Nisim Turgemann, 22, of Kiryat Arba, was killed at an IDF base near Mevo Dotan in Samaria when Palestinian terrorist gunmen opened fire from Palestinian terrorist territory west of the community. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Dec 12, 2004 - Five IDF soldiers were killed and five wounded when a tunnel filled with 1.5 tons of explosives were detonated under an IDF post at the Rafah crossing, followed by the infiltration of the post by two terrorists who opened fire and activated another explosive device. Hamas and the Fatah Hawks claimed responsibility for the attack. The soldiers killed: Sgt. Araf Azbarga, 19, of Kseifeh; Sgt. Sa'id Jahaja, 19, of Arara; Sgt. Hussein Abu Leil, 23, of Ein Mahal; Corp. Adham Shehada, 19, of Turan; and Sgt. Tarek al-Ziadne, 20, of Rahat.
Dec 22, 2004 - Salem (Sami) al-Kimlat, 28, a Bedouin from the town of Rahat employed as a security guard at the construction site of the security fence west of Hebron, was shot and killed by Palestinian terrorists. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jan 7, 2005 - St.-Sgt. Yosef (Yossi) Atia, 21, of Petah Tikva, was killed and three fellow off-duty soldiers were wounded when Palestinian gunmen opened fire on their car on the Trans-Samaria Highway. The Fatah al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jan 13, 2005 - On Thursday night, shortly before the closing of the Karni Crossing, terrorists activated an explosive device on the Palestinian side, blowing a hole in the door through which Palestinian terrorists infiltrated the Israeli side of the crossing and opened fire at Israeli civilians. As a result of the explosion and exchanges of fire, six Israeli civilians and three Palestinian terrorists were killed, and five Israeli civilians were wounded. Hamas and the Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed joint responsiblity for the attack. The victims: Dror Gizri, 30, of Sderot; Ibrahim Kahili, 46, of Umm al-Ghanem; Munam Abu Sabia, 33, of Daburiyeh; Ivan Shmilov, 53, of Sderot; Herzl Shlomo, 51, of Sderot; and Ofer Tiri, 23, of Ashkelon.
Jun 24, 2005 - Avihai Levy, 17, of Beit Hagai was killed in a drive-by terrorist shooting at a hitchhiking stop about 200 meters from the entrance to Beit Hagai, south of Hebron. Aviad Mansour, 16, of Otniel, fatally wounded in the attack, died on June 26. Three others were wounded. The Islamic Jihad and Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jul 14, 2005 - Dana Gelkovitch, 22, of Kibbutz Bror Hayil, was killed by a Qassam rocket fired at Netiv Ha'asara in the northern Gaza Strip. Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Fatah all claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jul 23, 2005 - Dov, 58, and Rachel Kol, 53, of Jerusalem were killed shortly after midnight on Saturday night near the Kissufim crossing in the southern Gaza Strip while returning home from visiting family in Gush Katif. Three others were wounded. The Islamic Jihad and Fatah al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Aug 28, 2005 - A Fatah terrorist detonated a suicide bomb in Beersheba, eight Israelis are hospitalized, including two guards that were seriously wounded.
Oct 16, 2005 - Matat (Rosenfeld) Adler, 21, and her cousin, Kineret Mandel, 23, both of Carmel, and Oz Ben-Meir, 15, of Maon were killed and three were wounded when Palestinians opened fire at the Gush Etzion junction south of Jerusalem. Another teenager was shot and seriously wounded near Eli, in Samaria. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for both attacks.
Dec 8, 2005 - Sgt. Nir Kahane, 20, of Kiryat Tivon, was stabbed to death at the Kalandiya checkpoint, south of Ramallah. The assailant was apprehended. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Dec 16, 2005 - Yosef (Yossi) Shok, 35, of Beit Hagai was killed in a shooting attack while driving home in the southern Hebron hills. Two passengers were wounded. The Islamic Jihad and Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed joint responsibility for the attack.
Mar 1, 2006 - Eldar Abir, 48, of Migdalim was killed when two Palestinian shot him at point blank range at the gas station near Migdalim in the West Bank. The Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
July 17, 2006 - St.-Sgt. Osher Damari, 20, of Netanya was killed and six IDF soldiers wounded by an explosive device in Nablus as troops from the Haruv Battalion were engaged in anti-terrorist activity. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
July 27, 2006 - The burnt body of Dr. Daniel Yaakobi, 59, a doctor from Yakir in the West Bank, was found in the trunk of his car near Qalqilya. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Aug 19, 2006 - St.-Sgt. Ro'i Farjoun, 21, of Yehud was killed when a terrorist opened fire at the Bekaot chekpoint in the Jordan Valley. The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jan 29, 2007 - Three people were killed in a suicide bombing in a bakery in the southern city of Eilat: bakery employees and Eilat residents Emi Haim Elmaliah, 32, Michael Ben Sa'adon, 27, and Israel Zamalloa, 26. The Islamic Jihad and the Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jan 24, 2008 - Border Guard Lance Corporal Rami Zuari, 20, of Beersheva was shot and killed at a checkpoint at the northern entrance to Shuafat, north of Jerusalem. The Battalions of Struggle and Return, a previously anonymous offshoot of Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
Remember, this is not a complete list of terrorist attacks against innocent people in Israel since President Bush was elected, this is only a list of the "moderate" terrorist attacks claimed by the "moderate" terrorists of Mahmoud Abbas's "moderate" Al Aqsa Brigades, the only terrorist group which carries the George W. Bush Seal of Approval. A careful read of the list will reveal that in at least some of the those "moderate" terrorist attacks, the "moderates" were working with the "non-moderates" to murder innocents, yet still manage to maintain their "moderate" designation. The complete list of attacks, both "moderate" and non-moderate, can be found here.
But wait... there's more...
Twenty-nine-year old Ido Zoldan of Shavei Shomron was murdered on November 19, 2007 in a terror attack, leaving behind his wife Tehila and his children, three-year-old Aharon and one-year-old Rachel.
Ido Zoldan and his family were putting their lives together after being expelled from their home in the community of Homesh during the 2005 disengagement from Gaza.
Who killed him?
Mahmoud Abbas's "moderate" Fatah terrorist branch, the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades said it carried out the attack to demonstrate its opposition to the Annapolis conference.
But wait! There's more, yes, there is always more:
Later, we found out that one day after the terror attack, the IDF arrested three "Palestinian policemen" for the murder of Ido Zoldan, two of them confessed, and they picked up the third.
Yes. And they waited a week before telling us who was behind this murder, to avoid any negative press before Annapolis, so Condi Rice could sit down and schmooze with Mahmoud Abbas, leader of the most active and evil terrorist group in the world.
And... in case you are wondering, yes, these would be the same "Palestinian policemen," members of Mahmoud Abbas's "Moderate" Fatah Party, that the United States of America has supported, armed and trained to kill, using our tax dollars to support terrorism.
But there's more. There's always more:
Let us not forget Yohai Lifshitz, 18, from Jerusalem; Yonatan Yitzhak Eldar, 16, from Shilo; Yonadav Haim Hirschfeld, 19, from Kohav Hashahar, Neria Cohen, 15, also from the capital, Segev Peniel Avihail, 15, from Neve Daniel, Avraham David Moses, 16, from Efrat, Roee Roth, 18, from Elkana and Doron Meherete, 26, from Ashdod. They are the 8 young Yeshiva students brutally murdered in Jerusalem by Alaa Abu Dheim, who was arrested by Israeli authorities four months prior to the murders and then released two months later.
There is still no word on what Alaa Abu Dheim was locked up for in the first place, anyone want to take a guess? Israel let this bastard go as a gesture of good will after Annapolis. He didn't have blood on his hands when they let him go, but thanks to the international community, he got another chance at it and he damn sure has blood on his hands now, along with everyone connected with Annapolis and his release.
Abu Dheim is a perfect example of what happens when Israel releases terrorists from its prisons, Ehud Olmert let him go and he went right back to trying to kill Jews. Now, 200 more set free in the name of appeasement and how many more innocent people will die as a result?
Call them Hamas or Fatah, no matter, they are one and the same, a people with no conscience, no soul, no compassion, no empathy, no values. They desire only death and destruction, that is the sum total of their hopes and dreams and that is their only goal.
This is what the future holds, acceptable, respectable "Moderate" Terrorists, and one day soon these "Moderate" terrorists will be coming for you, and for your children, and they'll be bringing their "moderate" guns and their "moderate" bombs and they will perpetuate "moderate" terrorist attacks that will have have been paid for with your tax dollars. It is what they have been raised to do, trained to do, it is what they have been born to do. And make no mistake, with every condemnation of Israel, with every U.N. Resolution, with every bit of support from the international community, with every "Free Palestine" rally on the streets of the world, with every U.S. dollar sent, it is what America and the rest of the world is helping them to do.
It's all part of the peace process, good will gestures, and all that stuff, right?
Sure. Sure it is.
Posted by LindaSoG at 05:29 AM | Comments (2)
August 15, 2008
Whew. It's Done!
Well. Yesterday was an absolutely amazing day.
The early part went pretty much as planned. I arrived on time, they checked me in on time, and I got to use all my standard hospital jokes on a fresh new audience. Sadly, they didn't go over very well. When the nurse asked me if I had any allergies, I said, "only one, Gamma Knife" ha ha. Ha. and... did I have a preference for which arm to put the IV? as a matter of fact, yes I said, I did. Which arm he asked and I said, "yours!" ha ha ha, bada boom.
He chose my left arm and then he doped me up.
Funny thing about that, they had to give me a bit more dope than originally planned. The nurse told me later that although I appeared to be asleep, “those big blue eyes would not close.” My eyes followed every move he made but I was completely unresponsive to every question he asked. I just stared him down and made him so nervous that he finally just gave me some more until I closed my eyes and then he was able to get the frame screwed on okay. When he told me about it later, I said, "Yeah, well, I was trying to figure out why you didn't laugh at my jokes. You shouldda laughed!"
Speaking of screws, well, turns out that they weren’t so tiny after all, pen points, nope, more like sharpie markers - medium point, and under the hairline? Nope, try top of the forehead, just below the hairline. When I saw them coming out, I about had a heart attack and covered up my shock with a Bob Vila joke that didn't go over very well with the head nurse but at least the junior nurses had fun with it. Oh well. I don't know what the two holes in back look like since those are actually in the hair, but there are two holes on the top of my forehead. At least my hair covers them and they’re already healing, Believe it not, they don’t hurt. None of the holes hurt.
They don’t hurt because the entire top and back of my head is numb, according to the paperwork, its gonna stay that way, the back of the head for 3 or 4 weeks and the top for a little less, and that, my friends, is one funky feeling.
Out around noon turned out to be out around 1:45. 25 minutes of zapping turned into 45 minutes of zapping. They didn’t say, but I think it was because the 25 minute zapping estimate was based on the original July 3 MRI and by August 14, the tumor may just have gotten a little bigger. I don't know for sure, and I suppose it doesn't really matter now.
I was completely exhausted when I got home and starving. I was mildly queasy though, ate a little, and had to lie down, ate some more, then back to bed. Finally fell asleep and that was that.
It’s done, it didn’t hurt, no real side effects. I’m on some heavy duty steroids to reduce swelling and tylenol to keep my temp down, gotta check that periodically because they really heated my brain up with all that radiation. The ‘roids are supposed to cause some barfing but I haven't noticed that yet, but I am taking something at the same time to help and maybe that's why. I felt purty darn good today, just tired. I went to work, I was fine, but I left an hour early because I was so tired. I asked for a CD of the procedure, but forgot it when I left. Darn. I asked them to mail it, I hope it gets here soon.
Its going to take about three months for the radiation to do its job. I’ll have an MRI then to see and hopefully there will be nothing to see and Dr. Aizik Wolf will live up to his name.
Aizik in Yiddish means “He shall laugh” and so will I if the tumor is gone. Laughing sure beats crying any day of the week.
It was a very emotional day. Over the past months, you have all given me so much of yourselves, in words, and prayers, thoughts, hope, encouragment, messages, phone calls, and love, and support, it was enough, more than enough, more than I deserve and more than I can ever thank you properly for.
And today, this morning, I found that, as full as my gratitude cup already is, there is even more to be grateful for.
As I'm sure you can imagine, going through these things is difficult enough without having to worry about money, I was scared enough without worrying about going with a doctor out of network and how I was going to pay for the insurance shortfall, so I just did it, and in true Scarlett O’Hara tradition, I did it and thought, well, I won’t think about that now. I’ll think about that tomorrow.
I’ve paid quite a bit already, and borrowed some from the boss which I can pay out over time without interest, bless his heart. I’m expecting other bills to be rolling in over the next month. The basic game plan is to just work and pay, tighten the belt and just plow through it till its done.
On Wednesday night, as I lay in my bed, tossing and turning in anticipation of Thursday's Gamma Knife Surgery, my dear friends, Sondra at SondraK and Rodger at Curmudgeonly & Skeptical held a little fundraiser for me, bolstered by the efforts of my dear friend Wild Thing at Theodore's World and SteveH at Hog on Ice. Between them, they raised an amazing amount of money that will help me tremendously, I plan on splitting it up throughout the payroll deduction period when a large part of my income will go towards paying back my boss, which has to be done before the end of the year.
I can never thank all you enough for all the the support and kindness shown to me and for what you all have done for me during this difficult time.
I am so very grateful.
In the middle of all this, I received a message from a dear friend who said something like “I always wonder why bad things happen to good people.” And in reply I said something like, “Maybe this tumor happened to me so that I could know how very much I am loved, and if that’s true, then this tumor is worth it, this feeling is so tremendous, so overwhelming and so wonderful, it is truly a gift from G-d and one that I cannot help but be grateful for.”
I mean those words. Thank you, all of you, for being part of G-d’s gift to me.
Posted by LindaSoG at 06:31 AM | Comments (15)
August 13, 2008
He Shall Laugh
For those of you who have been following the tumor saga, well, there has been a change in doctors, and a change in plans.
By the end of July, I was practically a crazy person, worried about the whole tumor/vein/thru the nose surgery maybe thing, crazy from the headache, and very discouraged with the way things were not moving along. I had a diagnosis, and a scary one, but I couldn't get anyone to talk to me about it. The neurosurgeon was on vacation, the neurologist was on vacation, I couldn't get treatment explained, planned or scheduled. I was in pain, I was scared and I was miserable.
On July 30th, I spent seven hours at the neuro-ophthalmologist, remember the blurry vision? At that point, to tell the truth, I couldn't possibly have cared less about the blurry vision and almost didn't go, but in the end, well, I went. And... I had about a dozen tests, some of the most evil known to man. Hour after hour of lights so bright that finally I told them where Bin Laden was hiding, and then I told them where Jimmy Hoffa was buried. I was ready to confess to shooting JFK when they finally turned off the lights.
Guess what? My optic nerves were swollen, and other stuff in there was also swollen, stuff I can't pronounce, or spell, all thanks to the tumor. That's where the headaches and the blurry vision are coming from, not the compression of the vein, at least not directly. The compression of the vein is causing the other stuff to swell or some such happy medical horseshit that I don't understand.
Anyways, he gave me a drug that should alleviate that, he said no surgery would be necessary, thru the nose or otherwise, and he cleared me for radiation therapy. And, bless his heart, he gave me a mild happy drug for the short term to alleviate my stress and tension and elevate my mood a little. I suppose I appeared to be more than just a little f-d up. I think he got that idea after I burst into tears and yelled at his staff but hey, anyone might have done the same thing after suffering through two months of killer headaches with little to no sleep while thinking about a brain tumor and then getting about six hours of bright light torture with no food or water. He promised that in three days I would feel like a new person, and yannow what? He was right. I did. The headache let up, a lot. It didn't go completely away, but it pulled back enough to make life worth living again.
At the urging of a good friend, I saw a "second opinion" on August 4. The "second opinion" is Dr. Aizik Wolf, and it was an interesting and educational appointment. Turns out that while my doctor offered me the best treatment he had available, it was not the best treatment available. Everything we were so worried about is no longer a problem. Dr. Wolf is not just going to stop the tumor from growing, or maybe, hopefully shrink the tumor a bit. Dr. Wolf is going to destroy the tumor. The position of the tumor, where it is in relation to the vein is not troublesome to him at all. He is going to destroy the tumor with the latest version of the Gamma Knife, the version he helped design. Its brand spanking new, fresh out of the box this past January.
End result, tomorrow, I have an appointment to have this MFCS of a tumor eradicated. I'm out of my insurance network, which means I'm going to be out-of-pocket a bit but so what. I'm getting the best treatment available and I'm getting it right now. I'll deal with the financial fallout later.
Tomorrow, the battle begins.
I have to be at the hospital no later than 5:15 am, for check in. I'll likely be cranky without my coffee, but I won't be cranky for long since right after check in, the first order of the day is to get me sufficiently doped up so they can attach this horrible metal frame-halo-torture device to my head. Attach, yes, attach as in, with screws, yeah, screws, real screws, screws that go in my head, screws that they assure me are very very small and that screw into my head under the hairline. sigh.
The frame itself with my head inside then slides into a helmet thingie and then the entire kit and caboodle with my head inside slides into the actual Gamma Knife machine thingie. Its all very star wars like and modern and stuff.
They tell me that's going to be the worst part of this battle for me, and the set-up for this procedure takes way more time than the procedure itself. After they get the frame on, and slide me into the "machine," they take a bunch of MRIs or CATs, or both, whatever, and then they store me somewhere while they feed all that into the computer and discuss it, and plan it all out and then.... well, then they shove me back in that machine (drugs should be worn off by then) and zap that bastard with 201 Gamma Rays of Radiation all focused into one small spot, make an adjustment, zap again, adjust, zap, adjust, zap, and so on and so on and so on.... Dr. Wolf said the actual zapping itself will likely take about 25 minutes. I should walk out of the hospital around noon, hopefully, I'll be enjoying lunch by 1:00 and napping in my own bed shortly thereafter. At least, as I understand it, that's the way the day should go.
Even considering those teeny tiny screws, it sounds way easier than actual brain surgery.
It will take around three months for the full effect of the radiation on the tumor.
If you're so inclined, prayers will be appreciated. If you're davening, I am Maita Leah bas Mayim. "May the tumor be reduced to nothingness"
I'll check in tomorrow afternoon, maybe before, or maybe after my nap and let ya'll know what I had for lunch!
Thank you for your support. Hopefully, there will be one last good news post and that will be the end of this.
and... Please, no frankenstein jokes, or photoshops.... and that means you, Rodger! heh.
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August 12, 2008
High-Stepping with Hamas
This just in from the Gaza Strip:
In anticipation of becoming Israeli citizens, Hamas terrorists hold group practice to hone their "Hava Nagila" skills, after first being taught which foot is right, and which foot is left. However, it appears that at least one of them needed to repeat the first lesson. Shouts of "your other left" were met with much laughter and gaiety, before the misstepping terrorist was shot several times for the crime of dance disruption. His lifeless body was then tossed on a trash heap where it was first stoned by local children and then devoured by homeless dogs. The dance practice then continued without further incident.
Don't worry, we haven't heard the last of the dead man. After dance practice, whatever is left of him after the dogs are done will be buried with full honors and his name shall be inscribed as a brave freedom fighter and martyr. After all, if it weren't for the evil zionists, who created the evil hava nagila dance with cruel intent for the sole purpose of killing innocent palestinians, he would be alive today.
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August 09, 2008
Today's PSA
So you want to boycott Israel?
That was kinda fun, they did a fairly good job with that, except well... they did miss an important little tidbit of information for those looking to punish supporters of the Evil Zionist Regime...
If you're gonna boycott L'Oreal and Sara Lee, Starbucks and McDonald's, Motorola and Coca Cola, because they do business in Israel, or with Israel, or with Israeli companies, well then... I'm afraid you're just gonna have to miss the new Bond movie coming out this November because it's an MGM movie, and if you're going to fully support the Israeli boycott, you're gonna have to give up MGM movies. You see, MGM is guilty of working with Israeli companies and if you gave them your money, well... then you too would be guilty of helping to support the Evil Zionist Regime.
And, I'm sure that you are already aware that watching CNN would help support the Evil Zionist Regime, but did you know that if you are watching ABC, NBC and CBS, you would also be guilty of supporting the Evil Zionist Regime? Oh yes, and if you're watching MSNBC and ESPN, FOX News and Reuters, you're guilty as well! And.... if you're watching Al Jazeera, you too are guilty of supporting the Evil Zionist Regime.
That's right. You're guilty because they're guilty. They all do business with the Evil Zionists.
RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. is an experienced comprehensive world-class provider of end-to-end transmission via satellites and production services to the global broadcasting industry. The company was founded in 1981 and operates under license from the Israeli Ministry of Communications.
Yup. RRSat is an Israeli company, run by Jews (gasp). Its Board of Directors is not only full of Jews, its Chairman of the Board is a Brigadier General (res.) in the Israel Defense Forces who served as the Israeli Defense Forces' Air Defense Forces Commander from 1994 to 1998!
These are some of RRSat's clients:
Imagine that! Al Jazeera, along with most of the mainstream media, relies on an Israeli company to help distribute its pro-terrorist, anti-Israel propaganda and yes, that includes their call to boycott Israeli companies and their call to boycott companies (like Al Jazeera), that do business with Israeli companies (like RRSat).
Irony is so... ironic.
But wait.... there's more:
Hat tip to the Jawa Report for that one!
Posted by LindaSoG at 09:13 PM | Comments (5)
August 05, 2008
Is anyone listening?
It doesn't seem so.
Ongoing debate on Shalit prisoner swap diverts attention from military option
By Arieh Eldad
Gilad Shalit has been in captivity for more than two years now. The media is replete with harsh descriptions regarding the conditions his captors are holding him in - a cellar or a narrow tunnel, without any daylight. I don't know what the source of these descriptions is and whether they are based on intelligence information or imagination. However, there is no doubt that we need to get Shalit back home.
The debate seemingly focuses on how many terrorists should be released for him and how much blood we may accept on their hands. Is it moral to free hundreds of terrorists when everyone knows that anywhere between a third and a half of them will attempt to kill Jews again?
In our cemeteries one can find hundreds of buried Jews who were murdered by those released from Israeli prison in these types of tainted deals. Yet the debate regarding the number of prisoners and blood on their hands diverts it from what should be its main focus: The military option.
The Gaza Strip is a terror hub established through the folly of Israeli governments and by ignoring our national and security interests. This terror hub can be dismantled, however. We can fix what we ruined. Yet thecorrection has to start from this point. Capitulation to Arab terrorism in the form of Hamas' Gaza regime paves the way for a complete Arab victory over Israel. What's hanging in the balance is no longer Shalit's release,but rather, the State of Israel's liberation. Israel is a hostage at this time. Moreover, the Gaza Strip is within arm's reach; within walking distance.
In the 1970s and 1980s Israel scored important victories against terror; these triumphs often exacted a heavy human toll, as was the case with the hijacked bus on the Coastal Road and the hostage-taking in Maalot. We even went as far as Uganda in order to rescue our hostages. Yet there is no doubt that had Olmert and his spineless government were leading Israel at the time, we wouldn't even be considering a military move: Because of the distance and risk. Instead, we would have released thousands of terrorists. Yet during those days, capitulation to terrorism wasn't an option.
Even when IDF soldier Nachshon Waxman was abducted, Israel's leaders chose a risky military operation that ultimately ended in failure - the captive was killed, as did Nir Poraz, a Sayeret Matkal officer who died during the rescue operation. Yet the message conveyed to terror groups was that Israel does not capitulate to terror.
There is a military option There is a military option in Gaza. We can issue an ultimatum to Hamas that Israel would assassinate one of its leaders in Gaza or elsewhere every day if Gilad Shalit is not released at once. We can embark on a targeted operation based on existing intelligence information, or a broad operation if we lack such accurate intelligence information. We can kill every terrorist on the way, go from one house to the next, and while we're at it blow up Qassam rocket workshops, arms caches, and tunnels. We can pulverize Hamas in Gaza as we pulverized the PLO in the First Lebanon War, and unlike what we did to Hizbullah in the Second Lebanon War (the reason we didn't do it was not lack of power, but rather, deficient political and military leadership.)
The alternative is not only capitulation to terror and the release of thousands of murderers. The alternative is reconciling ourselves to Hamas' military buildup and fortification, until its rockets reach Tel Aviv and Dimona - then, we shall have to enter Gaza and pay a much greater price because of our current cowardice, hesitation, and flawed political considerations, which come in place of decisive national considerations.
Gilad Shalit must not become the reason for avoiding a war on terror. If this materializes and this is the way adopted by Israel, terror groups will realize that they found the way not only to release the murderers in ourjails, but also "their entire Palestine."
Tomorrow, more soldiers will be abducted for the sake of Mount Dov (which they refer to as the Shebaa Farms,) and two days from now, they will kidnap more troops and demand that we withdraw from Hebron. They will demand Temple Mount in exchange for several abducted civilians, and if, heaven forbid, they take over a kindergarten, they'll demand Arab autonomy in the Galilee.
There is no logical reason for them to stop, unless we stop and say: No more.
Arieh Eldad is right. I can't count how many times I've posted this picture:
The faces of 177 Jews, all of whom were murdered by palestinian terrorists after the terrorists were released from Israeli prisons. and...
Let us not forget Yohai Lifshitz, 18, from Jerusalem; Yonatan Yitzhak Eldar, 16, from Shilo; Yonadav Haim Hirschfeld, 19, from Kohav Hashahar, Neria Cohen, 15, also from the capital, Segev Peniel Avihail, 15, from Neve Daniel, Avraham David Moses, 16, from Efrat, Roee Roth, 18, from Elkana and Doron Meherete, 26, from Ashdod. They are the 8 young Yeshiva students brutally murdered in Jerusalem by Alaa Abu Dheim, who was arrested by Israeli authorities four months prior to the murders and then released two months later.
Fact: More than 75 Israeli Arabs have been arrested over the past three years on suspicion of being involved in terror. Nearly half of them are arabs who have received a permit to stay in Israel and an Israeli identity card on the backdrop of their marriage to an Israeli Arab, and terror groups seek to recruit them due to their access to Israeli targets.
There is still no word on what Alaa Abu Dheim was locked up for in the first place, anyone want to take a guess? Israel let this bastard go as a gesture of good will after Annapolis. He didn't have blood on his hands when they let him go, but thanks to the international community, he got another chance at it and he damn sure has blood on his hands now, along with everyone connected with Annapolis and his release.
Abu Dheim is a perfect example of what happens when Israel releases terrorists from its prisons, Ehud Olmert let him go and he went right back to trying to kill Jews.
Here's another fact: If Israel did not release those terrorists, the innocent people pictured above would still be alive. In fact, if terrorism was punishable by death, the innocent people pictured above would still be alive and the terrorists who killed them would be dead. Sadly, in Israel only Nazis are eligible for the death penalty, a truly stupid policy when you consider the number of Nazis in Israel as against the number of terrorists.
Israel will never get any sympathy nor support from the international community. No matter what we Jews do - or don't do, those that hate us will always hate us and they will always find some rationalization or justification for terrorism against us and for the murder of innocents among us.
Bottom line, no one respects a victim. When Israel won the 1967 war, she had international support in her fight to stay alive. Today, the support is for the murderers, for the people who are responsible for this, and this...
Posted by LindaSoG at 09:07 PM | Comments (6)
