Terrorist attacks in Israel, both “successful†and thwarted, tend to get little media coverage outside of that country unless the target is particularly sympathetic (schoolchildren), the death toll substantial or some unusual drama is involved. That’s why I’m always taken aback when I actually see a list of the acts of war that Israelis live with on a constant, daily basis.
For the past several weeks, the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has undertaken to issue a weekly “compliance report†on palestinian efforts to satisfy the various prerequisites for statehood that President Bush outlined in his June 24, 2002, speech. You can find the latest report here.
I’ve compiled the ZOA statistics for ongoing terrorist activity during the month of October (so far) below, culminating in yesterday's suicide bus bombing. Imagine. October 2: A "mega-attack" was foiled when bombs planted at a gas station on the way to Beit She'an were discovered and dismantled ... Firebomb attack on an Israeli motorist on the Jerusalem-Shilo highway. October 3: Shooting attack on Israeli workers in northwest Samaria; one wounded ... Four terrorists intercepted on their way to an attack in Har Adar, west of Jerusalem ... Five mortar attacks on a Jewish community in central Gaza ... Firebomb attack on an Israeli motorist near Beitar in Gush Etzion ...Shooting attack on Israeli soldiers in Jenin. October 4: Bomb attack on an Israeli Army vehicle near Kfar Aza, just east of the Gaza Strip ... Attacks on Israeli motorists near Yakir Junction ... Attack on Israeli policemen near the Western Wall ... Shooting attack on Israeli soldiers near Shechem (Nablus); one wounded. October 5: Mortar fired at an Israeli factory in Gush Katif ... Shooting attack on Israeli soldiers in southern Gaza. October 6: Shooting and bomb attack on Israeli soldiers and Border Policemen in Jenin ... Shooting and bomb attack on Israeli soldiers and Border Policemen in Shechem (Nablus) ... Shooting attack on Israeli Army post near Neve Dekalim ... Shooting attack on Israeli workers near Neve Dekalim ... Attack on a Jewish encampment near Maale Levonah ... Attacks on Israeli motorists near Halhoul ... Mortar attack on a Jewish neighborhood in Gush Katif ... Terrorist with a bomb captured in Khan Yunis. October 7: ... Shooting attack on an Israeli motorist in northern Samaria ... Attack on Israeli motorists near Ofra ... Shooting attack on Israeli soldiers in Khan Yunis. October 8: Shooting attack on Israeli motorists near Yatta, southeast of Hebron; one killed, three wounded ... Shooting attack on Jewish homes in the Admot Ishai (Tel Romeida) neighborhood of the Hebron Jewish community ... Shooting attack on an Israeli Army position near the Israeli-Egyptian border; two wounded. October 9: Three terrorists intercepted while trying to infiltrate the town of Morag, in southern Gush Katif ... Shooting attack on an Israeli Army outpost near Gadid ... Shooting attack on an Israeli Army position near the Israeli-Egyptian border ... Shooting attack at Israelis near Neve Dekalim ... Shooting attack on Israeli troops near Rafiach. October 10: Suicide bombing in Ramat Gan; one dead, 11 wounded ... Shooting in Neve Dekalim, at a bus stop in front of the Israeli Army's Division Command Headquarters ... Kassam missile fired at an Israeli community in the Negev. October 11: Suicide bomber intercepted near the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv. October 12: Shooting attack on Israeli soldiers in Gaza. October 13: Terrorists intercepted trying to infiltrate the town of Moshav Yevul, in the western Negev ... Shooting attack on Israeli soldiers in Gaza; two wounded ... Mortar fired at a Jewish home in Gaza ... Bomb attack on an Israeli tank in Shechem (Nablus) ... Shooting attack on a Border Guard patrol near Jenin ... Shooting attack on an Israeli Army force in the Jordan Valley ... Shooting attack on an Israeli army outpost near Neve Dekalim. October 14: Shooting attack on an Israeli Army outpost in Gaza ... Grenade attack on an Israeli Army outpost in Gaza ... Three mortar attacks on Jewish communities in Gaza ... Bomb attack on the road leading to Alfei Menashe, east of Kfar Saba ... Terror intercepted on his way to carry out an attack in the Netanya region. October 15: Two terrorists planning a large-scale attack in the Samaria region were intercepted ... Bombs were discovered planted in the road near Netzarim ... Bomb attack at the Mechir Ha'Adishut junction south of Kalkilya ... Shooting attack on Israeli soldiers in Gaza ... Shooting attack on an Israeli Army outpost in Gush Katif ... Terrorist intercepted while preparing a firebomb attack against Israeli soldiers in Tulkarm ... Shooting attack on children playing outside their homes in Beit El. October 16: Terrorists intercepted on their way to attack the town of Morag. October 17: Shooting attack on an Israeli car in the Jordan Valley ... Bomb-and-shooting attack on Israeli soldiers in Jenin ... Terrorist intercepted as he was placing a bomb near the Girit Outpost in Gaza ... Two terrorists intercepted on their way to attack in Jerusalem ... Shooting attack on the Israeli Army outpost in Tarmit ... ... Bomb-and-shooting attack against Israeli soldiers in Jenin. October 18: Seven mortar rocket attacks on Jewish communities in Gaza ... Bomb discovered and dismantled near Kalkilya ...Firebomb attack on an Israeli police vehicle in northern Jerusalem ... Bomb-and-shooting attack on Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza; two soldiers wounded ... Anti-tank rockets and shooting attack on Israeli soldiers along the Israel-Egypt border. October 19: Three Kassam rockets fired at an Israeli Army outpost in northern Gaza ... Bomb planted near Kibbutz Mefalsim, east of northern Gaza ... Shooting attack on Israeli soldiers stationed along the Egyptian border. October 20: Rocket discovered and dismantled in a neighborhood in the Negev city of Sderot ... Shooting attack on an Israeli Army unit in Gush Katif ... Shooting attacks on Israeli soldiers in Gaza ... Bomb discovered and dismantled on the Israeli-Egyptian border ... Two terrorists intercepted on their way to carry out an attack near Kfar Darom ... Mortar rocket fired at a Jewish community in northern Gaza last night ... Bomb-and-shooting attack on Israeli soldiers in Shechem (Nablus); four wounded. October 21: Car-bomb attack on a bus in northern Israel; 13 dead, 57 wounded.October 1: Shooting attack on an Israeli Army outpost near Nevei Dekalim ... Attack on Israeli motorists near Hebron; one wounded ... A terrorist planning a suicide bombing was arrested in Shechem (Nablus) ... Bombs discovered and dismantled near the greenhouses in the village of Morag.
