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De ontruiming van Gaza

Jewish terrorism and the disengagement

Jerusalem Times
August 7, 2005
From: This week in Israel... Behind the news with Gershon Baskin

This week marked the beginning of the end of the settlers' struggle against the disengagement. The most significant event marking the beginning of the end was the terrorist attack of Natan Zada in the Druze, Christian, Muslim Israeli city Shfaram. The moral bankruptcy of their cause competes with the stupidity of the criminal who apparently stated before being killed by the angry mob "I didn't know that there were Druze in Shfaram." At first, apparently the passengers on the bus yelled that he was shooting people in the Druze part of town, later it became known that the victims were Muslims and Christians. Another four innocent people were killed in the name of the struggle for the Holy Land.

Israeli security professionals has spoken about three types of violent acts that the opposition to the disengagement could adopt: attacks against Palestinians (in Israel or in the territories), attacks against mosques - such as al Aqsa, and assassinations of Israeli leaders (such as the Prime Minister). The security experts pointed out the coloration between the levels of difficulty in carrying out the tasks to the potential impact from them. The easiest task to carry out with the least amount of impact on stopping the disengagement is what happened in Shafaram. The most difficult task, in terms of logistics is assassinating the Prime Minister, who after Rabin is almost untouchable. But at this late point in the game, even assassinating the Prime Minister might not be able to stop the disengagement. We'll see what unfolds in Jerusalem this week.

We will have to wait and see if the Shafaram attack will have any real impact on the behavior of the Palestinians. It seems that the political leadership of Israel, the Palestinians and the Palestinians in Israel have acted relatively responsibly. Sharon immediately condemned the attack as an act of terrorism. Many of the Arab members of Knesset exaggerated in their public responses, but the Palestinian citizens of Israel do not really recognize these people as their leaders and certainly don't take instructions from them. Calm was kept over the weekend. It seems that the Palestinian citizens of Israel do not wish to repeat the tragic events of October 2000 and they will not allow a Jewish terrorist to prevent the disengagement. Condemnation of the senseless killings came from across the board of the political spectrum. Sharon instructed the National Insurance agency to recognize those killed as terror victims. Natan Zada's body, the murderer, is still in cold storage while his family is trying to find a place for burial as one cemetery after the other has rejected their requests.

 
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