Two things:
1. Why would an Amish guy flee to Israel and
2. What is an Amish guy doing in Michigan?
Try the Wapo story, it’s more detailed.
An Israeli Arab, living here a dozen years. So now instead of a lily white serial killer targeting black men, it’s an A-rab. The comments section is getting medieval on them.
Poor Liberal Media. They wanted a White, Teabagger to be the culprit.
“Elias” is a very common Arab Christian name; it would be unusual for a Muslim to be named that.
Sounds like he was pissed off!
Serial Killer? Where is the pathology? Wouldn’t “lone terrorist” be just appropriate at this point?
You’ll notice ABC news was careful to dredge up the one victim who was white.
It’s an Arab name. He lived in Flint, Michigan, an Arab enclave. He was reportedly born in Israel, as are many Arabs.
He’s a 6’ 3” Arab... his youngest victim was 17; the oldest was 60. They ranged in size from 5-foot-4 inches and 120 pounds to 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds.
There was another post with a link to an article which said the name was "Abed al-Abu-Azzam" or something close. In other words, Elias is either an Anglicized or Hebraicized version of the Arabic, and presumably correct, name. Easier to read or political agenda? Take your pick.
Israeli media is reporting his name is Elias Abu El-Azam. A Christian Arab from a small, predominantly Christian town in the city of Ramle in the south of Israel.
I, as well as most Israelis, knew it was an Arab from the first report.
Arabs do this all the time, to Jews as well as each other in Israel and all over the world.
There is something about Muslims and knives. I guess it makes murder more personal for them or something.
/mark