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ARAB BANK PAYS OUT BLOOD MONEY - Life Insurance for Palestinian Suicide Bombers
DER SPIEGEL ^ | February 09, 2007 | Christoph Schult, Britta Sandberg and Ansgar Mertin

Posted on 02/11/2007 5:08:39 PM PST by Atlantic Bridge

An important bank in the Arab world offers accounts paying a type of life insurance to the families of Palestinian suicide bombers. But now it could soon face a lawsuit from American lawyers representing the victims.

On the morning of the day before he planned to blow himself up, Bassam Takruri wore a freshly ironed shirt, a blazer and polished shoes. At 10 a.m., the student said goodbye to his father, who gave him ten shekels in pocket money. It was a beautiful Saturday in May in the Palestinian town of Hebron.

Everything seemed normal, at least for the rest of the family. The 18-year-old Bassam, a boy with dark, earnest eyes, was ambitious. He wanted to become an engineer. His father called him his best son. But he spent the last night of his life away from this family -- something many suicide bombers do so as not to lose their nerve at the last moment.

(Excerpt) Read more at spiegel.de ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: arabmoney; arabracism; bloodmoney; islamicbloodmoney; islamofascism; israel; jihad; palestinians; religionofpieces; wot

Palestinian suicide bomber Bassam Takruri killed seven people when he blew himself up on a Jersualem bus on May 18, 2003. His family then received $200 a month for over a year, after opening an Arab Bank account.

1 posted on 02/11/2007 5:08:41 PM PST by Atlantic Bridge
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To: Atlantic Bridge

Goes to show you how the "suit & tie" Arab is as bloody.


2 posted on 02/11/2007 5:33:22 PM PST by PRePublic
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To: Atlantic Bridge

Good post.


3 posted on 02/11/2007 5:38:07 PM PST by Eagles6 (Dig deeper, more ammo.)
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To: KylaStarr; Cindy; StillProud2BeFree; nw_arizona_granny; Velveeta; Dolphy; appalachian_dweller; ...

ping


4 posted on 02/11/2007 6:24:13 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Atlantic Bridge
His father called him his best son.

What kind of father would call one of his sons, his best son?

5 posted on 02/11/2007 6:57:38 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie
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To: Atlantic Bridge
Israeli bulldozers flattened their house [i.e., the house of the suicide bomber's family] a few weeks after the attack.

GOOD!!!

I know it is the policy of the Israeli Government to do this to the families of monsters like him, and I think it is a good policy. The only thing they do wrong is vacate the houses before bulldozing them. It would be better to keep the families in as they flatten them.

6 posted on 02/11/2007 7:18:01 PM PST by OldPossum
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To: Atlantic Bridge; Admin Moderator
Already posted here.
7 posted on 02/11/2007 9:27:02 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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8 posted on 02/12/2007 5:28:13 AM PST by SJackson (Let a thousand flowers bloom and let all our rifles be aimed at the occupation, Abu Mazen 1/11/07)
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To: Atlantic Bridge

These are the sort of people who should be "disappearing" whenever we find out about them, no matter where they live.
Or dying, along their families, in "gas explosions."
Or otherwise being disposed of.


9 posted on 02/12/2007 5:34:46 AM PST by Little Ray
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