The sub-human death cult murdered three more Israelis today, this time in the seaside town of Eilat, known best for its beaches and resorts.
The bombing was claimed by PIJ, which is supported by Iran, and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, which is Fatah’s group of murderers under another name so that the media can pretend it isn’t part of Fatah.
Here’s the most despicable quote in the AP story:
Both groups said the bombing was meant to help bring an end to weeks of Palestinian infighting that has killed more than 60 people in the Gaza Strip since December.
[…] “The operation has a clear message to the Palestinian rivals. It is necessary to end the infighting and point the guns toward the occupation that has hurt the Palestinian people,” a posting on the Islamic Jihad Web site said.
In other words, the terrorists want to rally around “national unity” by murdering Jews.
The Reuters stories make no mention whatsoever of this quote, although Reuters did take the time to blame Israel for the bombing.
Islamic Jihad and the Aqsa brigades said the bombing was a response to Israeli “attempts to defile al-Aqsa mosque” in Jerusalem, a reference to recent archaeological excavations. Israeli officials said the work had not damaged the shrine.
Two people are in critical condition. Critical condition in a bomb blast generally means their bodies are filled with shrapnel and ball bearings. If they make it through, they will never fully recover. Imagine hundreds of pieces of metal imbedded in your body. That’s what “critical condition” means for these two—something that, as always, the mainstream media never reports.
Hamas, the legitimately-elected government of Israel, called the bombing perfectly legitimate. Of course.
Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman in Gaza, called Monday’s attack a “natural response” to Israeli military policies in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as its ongoing boycott of the Hamas-led Palestinian government. “So long as there is occupation, resistance is legitimate,” he said.
This is the government that the world would have Israel treat with. This is the government that Jimmy Carter blames Israel for not negotiating with. This is the government that the palestinians chose.
Let them eat nail bombs.
Israel needs to show a tough response, but I suspect she will not. Amir Peretz is an incompetent buffoon, and Olmert doesn’t seem to have the stones. Gilad Shalit has been languishing in Hamas hands for most of a year. Olmert backed off on the hunt for Shalit when the world came down on Israel. Don’t hold your breath waiting for a proper response for this.
Although, come to think of it, a proper response would be to drop a bomb on the Mad Mullahs. They’re financing this war.
Update: The bomber entered via Egypt. Because Egypt cares so much about protecting its border with Israel, that it looks the other way at weapons smuggling and now, terrorists.
A senior Israel Defense Forces officer told Haaretz that the bomber, 21-year-old Mohammed al-Saqsaq, entered Eilat through the border with Egypt, several dozen kilometers northwest of Eilat. Based on the examination of the body, it appears he entered Israel several days ago, and made his way to Eilat on foot.
Changed some things to reflect reality. All the years Hezbollah was able to come and go as they practiced and improved their IEDs and shaped charge bombs on Israeli tanks in Gaza. That “technology was dutifully passed on to Iran to be used in Iraq with bloody success.