Posted on 08/12/2003 5:07:35 AM PDT by yonif
Rescue services identify the Israelis killed in the Rosh Ha`ayin and Ariel terror attacks as teenagers
Police in West Bank city of Qalqilyah arrest man suspected of driving suicide bomber to Rosh Ha`ayin
Security sources: Hamas cell responsible for Ariel attack, Tanzim cell for Rosh Ha`ayin attack; both from Nablus
Police chief Aharonishky: This is not the first terror attack during the hudna, and we expect it won`t be the last
Police commander: No connection between Rosh Ha`ayin and Ariel attacks, but both bombers came from Nablus
Yes, it's the Palestinian exception to the war on terror.
It is exactly that.
Hudna has a distinct meaning to Islamic fundamentalists, well-versed in their history: The prophet Mohammad struck a legendary, ten-year hudna with the Quraysh tribe that controlled Mecca in the seventh century. Over the following two years, Mohammad rearmed and took advantage of a minor Quraysh infraction to break the hudna and launch the full conquest of Mecca, the holiest city in Islam.
Hudna basically means that a weaker enemy (PLO terrorist groups) takes a "break" in order to get stronger and larger when facing a strong large enemy (Jewish Israel)
It already has. One of the victims of the Palie bombings--the bombing at Sbarros--was a pregnant schoolteacher from New Jersey. There are other US citizens who have been killed by Palie bombers--but it makes no difference to the State Dept. The Palies are allowed to kill and kill and kill--and are being amply awarded for their efforts.
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