Monday, March 31, 2008

A Palestinian celebrates Israeli concessions by attempting to stab 2 Israelis who were waiting for a bus

A knife-wielding Palestinian attempted to stab 2 Israelis who were waiting at a bus stop in the West Bank on Monday. One of the Israelis was armed and shot the assailant. This attack comes one day after Israel pledged to remove approximately 50 roadblocks and checkpoints, making it easier for Palestinian terrorists to attack Israelis. Reuters:

An Israeli settler shot dead a Palestinian whom the army said tried to attack Jewish settlers at a bus stop in the occupied West Bank on Monday.

The Israeli army said the armed civilian shot the man after he attempted to stab settlers near the Jewish settlement of Eli, north of the Palestinian city of Ramallah.

The incident came hours after Israel removed a West Bank checkpoint under a pledge to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to ease restrictions on Palestinian travel in the occupied territory.

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Are you seeing the pattern here? Israel gives up security, and the Palestinians respond by attacking innocent Israelis. This is why the "Peace Plan" being pushed by the Bush administration is not just doomed to fail, it is dangerous to Israelis.

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