Some interesting snippets from this morning's news:
Hungarians foil plot to assassinate President Katsav in Budapest
Hungarian police arrested three men, reportedly of Arab origin, who planned to assassinate Israeli President Moshe Katsav, who today began an official three-day official visit to Budapest. The terrorists planned to blow up the new Holocaust museum in the capital, which Katsav is due to dedicate on Thursday.
Likud referendum postponed by three days due to basketball game
The Likud central committee - in a telephone poll - has postponed the referendum on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan to May 2nd fearing a low voter turnout due Maccabi Tel Aviv's semi-final game in the European Final Four basketball tournament.
Former minister Arens and MK Ness join disengagement opposition
Former Likud minister Moshe Arens and Likud MK Leah Ness have announced that they are joining the Likud team opposing PM Sharon's disengagement plan. The anti-disengagement steering committee now includes 14 ministers, deputy ministers and MKs.
And then there's this one
AIDS-infected terror attempts stain Pessah
The Shin Bet and security forces succeeded in thwarting a number of suicide bomb attacks that were to have taken place inside Israel as well as others that were to have been launched against IDF forces and Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria.
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Over the past weeks, over 10 perpetrators were arrested, and 5 major attacks have been prevented, including 3 suicide attacks. In one case, a Balata woman was forced to carry out a suicide attack after being discovered cheating on her husband. Tahanni Khalil, 25 was arrested on March 18, and told investigators she intended to explode in Tel Aviv, thus cleansing her name.
In another triple attack, terrorists were to attack a major city disguised as soldiers. And in another – a bomb was to be tainted with AIDS-infected blood that would infect all those not killed.
See, hard as it may be for some people to get, these attacks aren't designed to derail the 'Roadmap.' They're designed to kill Jews. As many as possible. And although obstructing the "peace process" and avoiding the mess of an honor killing or two are added bonuses, the prime directive remains: kill Jews.
Meanwhile, things aren't looking so good for that disengagement referendum that Sharon's in Washington to promote. And its opponents just got three more days to organize. Thanks to a basketball game. Heh. Only in Israel.
