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Gaza mourns woman bomber
Haaretz.com ^
| Fri., January 16, 2004
| Arnon Regular
Posted on 01/15/2004 5:07:48 PM PST by Rebelbase
Thousands took part yesterday in the funeral of Reem Salah Riashi, the 22 year old mother who carried out the Erez checkpoint suicide attack that killed four Israeli security officers on Wednesday.
Armed members of Hamas' and Fatah's military wings marched in the funeral procession; and members of Hamas' political leadership were also on hand for the funeral, held in Gaza City's Sheikh Ajlin neighborhood.
It was difficult to identify Riashi family members in the throng of mourners.
Unlike other funerals for suicide attackers, in which mourners praise conspicuously visible family relations for the death of the "holy martyrs"; Riashi family members yesterday chose to keep a low profile at the event.
Some women could be seen at the funeral voicing praise for Reem Salah Riashi, whose action broke a longstanding Hamas taboo against women suicide bombers. But the vast majority of mourners appeared to be uninterested in political causes yesterday.
One relative of the dead woman told Haaretz "the family members do not belong to any organization, and we have come to this funeral to do what any family does - to bury its dead."
He said that the family was stunned by Riashi's deed; some relations even expressed anger that the mother of two young children had been recruited for the attack, he added.
It is no surprise that Hamas collaborated with Fatah the first time it recruited a woman for a suicide attack, Palestinian sources say.
Fatah's involvement preempted the prospect that religious figures who oppose the use of women in such attacks might go public with criticism, they explained.
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When will it end?
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:07:48 PM PST
by
Rebelbase
To: Rebelbase
It will end when either the islamo-facist terrorist pigs are dead or all the Jews are dead.
2
posted on
01/15/2004 5:12:45 PM PST
by
joltinjoe
To: Rebelbase
Some women could be seen at the funeral voicing praise for Reem Salah Riashi, whose action broke a longstanding Hamas taboo against women suicide bombers. We're going to see more of this, it seems.
3
posted on
01/15/2004 5:14:53 PM PST
by
Eala
(Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
To: Rebelbase
You're scaring me.
To: ShadowDancer
Boo!
5
posted on
01/15/2004 5:16:16 PM PST
by
Rebelbase
(/Limbaugh)
To: Rebelbase
These Palestinians are despicable and the lowest form of scum when they recruit a Mother of two children to blow herself up -- no wonder Arafat has kept his people uneducated.
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:17:00 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(AOII Mom -- Support Bush-Cheney '04)
Comment #7 Removed by Moderator
To: Rebelbase
Okay, that time? Not so much.
To: PhiKapMom
You hit the nail on the head !!! "Educated"!!
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:19:58 PM PST
by
forward
To: joltinjoe
The palesites have a culture of depravity which will destroy them.
To: PhiKapMom
Uhhh, the 9/11 guys were quite educated.
islam corrupts the dumb and smart alike. Evil tends to do that.
11
posted on
01/15/2004 5:25:06 PM PST
by
Monty22
To: Rebelbase
When will it end?Only when every mohammadan pig on earth is no more. And the sooner, the better.
12
posted on
01/15/2004 5:27:05 PM PST
by
Cautor
To: All
72 virgins for the men.
72 Ron Jeremy's for the women...
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:30:11 PM PST
by
Stopislamnow
(I'm sick of tolerance and political correctness, lets just start fighting back, violently.)
Comment #14 Removed by Moderator
To: Monty22
I was talking about the lady that they got to blow herself up. 9/11 hijack leaders were educated but what about the people with them? Did all the hijackers know they were going to fly into buildings.
Would tend to believe that people that strap bombs on their bodies are not very literate and have been brainwashed over the years that it is somehow wonderful to blow yourself up as long as you kill Israeli's. Don't believe fully literate people go in and blow themselves up to kill a few people. If they did, it is a education system like no other.
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:47:01 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(AOII Mom -- Support Bush-Cheney '04)
To: GreatEconomy
I wonder if the blast blew all her clothes off?,I think that might turn on Allah.
To: Rebelbase
The Israeli army ought to routinely vaporize the crowds at these funerals. Anyone attending them is obviously a supporter of suicide/homicide bombing and deserves no refuge.
Comment #18 Removed by Moderator
To: Rebelbase
Even maternal instincts are usurped by their satanic rage.
To: PhiKapMom
The point is, it's not the education level of the person doing whatever. It doesn't take any education to commit terrorism. Or, you can be really smart of about it.
The driving force is islam.. Not poverty or wealth or education.
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posted on
01/15/2004 6:08:46 PM PST
by
Monty22
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