Another Bombed Bus in Jerusalem

Earshot | Feb 21 | American in Israel

[American in Israel]

Not sure how bad, can just hear hundreds of sirens.

[Rt_wingnut]

Anyone who has read much of the bible will know who to side with. It makes me tweak when I hear "them" referred to as "suicide" bombers. They are committing cold blooded murder!!!!!

[yonif]

Report: A security guard tried to prevent the suicide terrorists from entering the bus, by fighting with him.

[Rt_wingnut]

That's EXACTLY what they are!

[yonif]

At least 7 killed, 60 injured in Jerusalem bus bombing

Suspected Palestinian suicide bomber sets off explosion inside packed rush-hour bus. Police chief: Attack result of uncompleted barrier.
Maariv News Service

At least seven people were killed and over 60 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up on bus no.14 at the corner of Jerusalem’s Emek Refaim and Remez Streets near Liberty Bell Park. The wounded have been evacuated to hospital. Ten are in serious condition, one is critically wounded.

According to Jerusalem Police Chief, Commissioner Miki Levy, “The bomber got on the bus and detonated his bomb belt at the center of the bus. We did not have any specific alerts. Several attempts were thwarted last week.”

Chief Commissioner of Police, Shlomo Aharonishky, told reporters, “It is impossible to deploy a security guard on every bus. The attack is a result of the uncompleted counter-terrorism barrier.”

Egged Bus Company spokesman, Ron Ratner, said a security guard was on the bus but got off seconds before the explosion.

Frightened bystanders described what had happened. Yoni, a high school student said, “I was just crossing the street when suddenly everything blew up. I fell back and have since been hearing ringing in my ears. I am about to be taken to hospital.”

Another resident of Jerusalem, Catharine, was standing at the bus stop. “The number 14 bus came along but I didn’t get on it because I was waiting for another line. Ten seconds after the bus left the stop it blew up. I saw a huge fireball and debris flew all the way to where I was standing,” she said.

Meir Aharon, 69, who was injured in the attack and hospitalized at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, said, “I boarded the bus, sat two rows behind the driver when I heard a loud blast. My hat flew off and caught fire. I heard people shouting but couldn’t see clearly as my eyes were damaged. I managed to get out of the bus myself. I felt blood on my face. Outside I saw bodies lying on the ground. It’s a miracle I am alive. Maybe its because I prayed this morning.”

Abed Issa from Isawiyah was on his way to the bank. “The bus was packed, people got on and off while I made my way towards the back. Right now I feel pain in my eyes and head.”

In the adjacent School of the Arts, all students were gathered in their classrooms to make sure all arrived safely at school. “There is a great deal of panic in the school because the explosion occurred exactly when students arrive. Many of them arrived in a state of shock and hysteria,” said schoolteacher Kobi Eyloz.

Hospital emergency hotlines:
Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem: 1255122
Hadassah University Hospital, Mt Scopus: 1255121
Bikur Holim: 1255123
Shaare Zedek Medical Center: 1255125
Information for new immigrants 1255-081-010



(2004-02-22 09:06:10.0)

[yonif]

MK says Arafat must be expelled


Maariv service

National Union MK Arieh Eldad called for the deportation of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat after seven people were killed and sixty were injured when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up on a crowded bus in Jerusalem, Sunday. “We must dismantle the Palestinian Authority, expel its leaders and collect all their weapons”, said Eldad.

[goldstategop]

Imagine how horrific it would be if there was no security fence.

[Rt_wingnut]

The wall MUST be completed!

[tubavil]

New year's day for the satanic cult of death, destruction, and genocide, 1425.

[Nix 2]

Been watching Yisrael for some time. The Religious Jews are standing at the ready now in the settlements. Sharon has succeeded beyond even his wildest dreams. Doubt if you want, but all of this is by G-d's own Hand. Am Yisrael Chai! All that was left to do was have the proverbial straw. This, G-d willing, has been it, and there will be no more.
Another thing I would ask you to consider: Sharon wanted Tannenbaum back BADLY. Badly enough to have traded terrorists who had blood on their hands for him. Now we know that Tannenbaum might be the worst spy against Yisrael in all of our lives. This is a time when Israel should, for the second time in its history, waive the *no death penalty* law and hang this bastard from the highest gallows that can be built, and henceforth, we should have a holiday to commememorate his demise with cookies shaped like Ts.

In the meantime, there have been private conversations in which I have set forth the very scenario that is playing itself out in Yisrael this day. The People are at this moment frozen with shock and anger, but they will not rest now until Amalek has been dealt a deathblow. No Mullah, no Mufti, no State Department traitor, no anyone will ever be able to back her down again.
It has been the Aliyah of American Jews with enough fighting spirit to stand where only the righteous dare stand and look the evil in the eye and not falter or give in.
Kahane was right then. Pipes is right now. And we have had our proof in spades. If the entire rest of the world wants to go to war with Israel, she alone will rise afterward. Of this I am certain. But SOMEONE had to make them READY to fight as ONE ISRAEL. Sharon, for all your doubts, has done this by his threats against the settlements that he loves so much. He is sick and old. He wants Israel whole and free before he dies. Hence Netanyahu's relative silence. He loves Israel too and it will fall to him to guide her when the time arrives. May HaShem guide Israel and her great warriors, male and female created He Them, to victory against all who come against her so that she will know peace and we will know the promise of our redemption has been fulfilled.

Bethlehem is closed. The Mukatta will fall in Ramallah and Arafat MUST DIE!!! The only place he should be deported to is hell with all the rest of his family. Hamas and Yassin, one and the same, are toast. The West Bank has been prepared for the prophecy. The Dead Sea has deepened and is ready to fulfil its purpose. G-d gave the land to US.
The sky has turned to blood. The Warrior Angel rides forth.

[yonif]

[Don Joe]

"I saw what was inside that bus, and I know that the world doesn't want to know what happened there - but it must know."

If I was Sharon, I would take that bus -- and every bus like it -- and pack its crumbling carcass with explosives. Explosives, shrapnel, and "pesticide".

And I would then rig it with a very sensitive switch. Bump your car into the bus, and it explodes. Tap it with your finger, and it explodes. Anything much beyond just looking at it the wrong way will make it explode.

Then, I would transport it -- surrounded by a cordon of tanks -- into a densely populated Palestinian neighborhood, and park it in the middle of the most heavily traveled intersection.

Finally, I would turn the tanks around, and prepare to return to Israel proper. But before I left, I'd arm the switch on the bus-bomb.

If they want buses to explode, then by all means give them buses that explode. But none of this penny-ante "vest" bomb nonsense.

I believe that a bus can hold an awful lot of explosives. Maybe three or four "MOAB" worth.

Does it ever get windy, stormy out in that neck of the woods? The Palestinians might want to build some sort of windbreak, to hope the bus doesn't shake or wobble in the gusts.

Well, that's what I'd do if I was Sharon. I'm not him, of course, but maybe someone can pass this idea along to him. :)

Oh, one last thing. Every bus-bomb needs a name, doesn't it? I suggest naming this "model", and painting its name -- in Arabic, of course, in huge green letters on both sides of the bus. The name I suggest for it is, "The First Step".

[yonif]

Hezbollah TV station Al-Manar reports Mohammed Za`el of Al Aqsa Martyrs` Brigades executed J`lem attack

[Don Joe]

Palestinian Authority says peace needs to be discussed and the cycle of violence must stop.

In a movie, this is where the hero would reply, "OK," and you'd here a single gunshot, followed by a thud. The hero would then ask if anyone else had something they needed to stop.

[yonif]

Update on Jerusalem Terror Attack Victims
10:58 Feb 22, '04 / 30 Shevat 5764


(IsraelNN.com) Following is an update on the victims of this morning’s suicide bombing attack on board a Jerusalem number 14 bus at the intersection of Emek Refaim and David Remez Streets.

Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital – 22 victims – 1 in very serious condition, 1 serious with the remainder moderate-to-light and light.

Shaare Zedek Medical Center – At least 8 victims – 1 serious.

Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital – 9 victims – 8 light and 1 moderate.

Bikur Holim Hospital – Dr. Rafael Pollack, hospital deputy director reports 12 victims including 1 moderate.

[yonif]

Fatah Claims Responsibility for Today’s Attack
11:20 Feb 22, '04 / 30 Shevat 5764


(IsraelNN.com) The Fatah al-Aqsa Brigade has released a statement claiming responsibility for this morning’s suicide bombing attack, al-Manar Hizbullah TV reports. The terrorist has been identified as Muhmad Za’al from the Bethlehem area.

Fatah - Arafat's personal terror group

[yonif]

American Jewish Official was Close to Blast Location
10:55 Feb 22, '04 / 30 Shevat 5764


(IsraelNN.com) Malcolm Hoenlein, the Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations told Israel Radio he and his contingent of some 100 American leaders were several hundred yards away in the Inbal Hotel being briefed by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Moshe Ya’alon.

“If anyone should be put on trial, its Yasser Arafat, not Israel,” he stated, referring to tomorrow’s scheduled opening of the case against Israel in the International Court of Justice.

Hoenlein added the construction of the security barrier is not only Israel’s right, “but obligation”.

[tubavil]

The sky has turned to blood?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1083113/posts

[Rt_wingnut]

Is there any reason why Arafat is still alive?! Why won't we (U.S.) let him answer for his transgretions?!

[Nix 2]

Bam! PING!!!

Hamas, Fatah, to hell in a handbasket!!! If they can find enough peices of them to fill one.

[yonif]

Benny Elon:

The Tourism Minister Benny Elon (National Union) Said in response to the terror attack "Israel must destroy, kill, and lose the murderers" from the terror organizations. To his words, Israel should not be dealing "with detaching Israelis from their homes" because it is a "prize to terror"