There are extremist lunatics of every persuasion. Here's how we handle ours.
Some of the suspects held by the Shin Bet under suspicion of belonging to a Jewish underground terror cell were not only responsible for killing 8 Palestinians in shooting attacks, but also planned a mega-terror attack targeting a number of mosques simultaneously, including those on the Temple Mount, Maariv reported today.
According to the newspaper report, investigators from the Shin Bet internal security service believe that the recent arrest of suspected members of a terror cell prevented the group from carrying out its plans for the attacks against the mosques. The attacks were to have been perpetrated simultaneously during Friday prayer services, according to the report.
Way to go, morons.
Last week, hundreds of persons attended a "thanksgiving" event in Jerusalem to celebrate the release of the other suspected members of the terror cell, after the Shin Bet failed to gather enough evidence to extend their remand.
Yes, and they even have a few friends.
"Our investigation is not directed at the settler population, but at the minority within it that is trying to carry out attacks," a Shin Bet official said, quoted in Maariv. "This minority doesn't recognize the authority of the security forces, and is even acting against the settlers' leadership, that opposes these attacks."
The Yesha Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip issued a statement in support of the Shin Bet's investigations. "We praise the Shin Bet for discovering this weapons cache and for its efforts to find who is connected to it." The council reiterated its total negation of any actions taken by individuals or groups who would arm the Arab population. Council leaders recently met with Shin Bet chief Avi Dichter to offer their full cooperation with the organization.
Interesting typo. I'm quite sure it was supposed to say The council reiterated its total negation of any actions taken by individuals or groups who would harm the Arab population. "Harm." Not "arm."
Yes, there are extremist settlers bent on comitting terrorist acts. But they're nobody's heroes except their own, there are precious few of them and, for the most part, the Israeli authorities are managing to prevent them from doing any serious harm. Compare and contrast.
