Sunday's terrorist attack on Kibbutz Metzer, in which two little children, their mother and two other adults were murdered, took place inside the "green line." That's important. No, the blood of those who live in "Israel proper" is no more dear than that of those who live in Judea or Samaria and, no, there's not one iota more justification for an atrocity committed in the latter than in the former. Don't even think about going there.
It's important, though, because it says a lot about the mindset of the murderers. Arafat seems to be going out of his way to let us know that he and his Fatah cronies have no more respect for the so-called "green line" than do Hamas or Islamic Jihad. They have no more intention of permitting Jews to continue living under their own sovereignty in Kibbutz Metzer or in Haifa or in Tel Aviv than they do in Maale Adumim or Hebron. Yes, Mr. Arafat has made a few noises about investigations and undermining peace talks, but that's just for Western consumption. For his own people, as usual, he has a very different message.
The Voice of Palestine, Arafat's radio station, has consistently referred to Kibbutz Metzer during the last few days as a "colony" or a "settlement." One announcer reportedly called it "the village of Awanea, what the Israelis call Kibbutz Metzer."
And here’s the self-congratulatory message that the terrorists from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade published on Fatah’s official website (via IMRA): We will continue to strike in any place, targeting their children as well We swear to persist with these suicide attacks The popular army, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, November 12, 2002.We confirm our responsibility for the courageous, qualitative operation in the settlement of Metser, north of Tul-Karem, which was established on stolen Palestinian lands. One of our fighters invaded on the evening of November 11, 2002, killing and wounding several Zionist colonizers, and retreating safely under the grace and the protection of Allah
The residents of this particular kibbutz are left-leaning, anti-"occupation," Israelis who consistently advocate for the rights of their Arab neighbors, sometimes at their own expense. But none of that matters. They're Jews. That makes them “Zionist colonizers†living on “stolen Palestinian lands.†In the eyes of these monsters, every Jew, living anywhere in “historic Palestine,†from the river to the sea, is a “Zionist colonizer†living on “stolen Palestinian lands.†Whether they destroy olive groves or plant them, whether they drive the tanks or lie down in front of them, whether they’re members of Peace Now or Kach. It’s time we got that.
We have announced, with the establishment of the Brigades, that our struggle is continued in all its forms. We confirm our intention to walk the path of struggle and self sacrifice [suicide attacks] for Allah
We will continue . . . targeting their children as well.
