It’s the TERROR, Stupid
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We often hear about Israel’s checkpoints making
the lives of Palestinians so unbearable.
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We often hear complaints that the Israel Defence
Forces check Palestinian children, pregnant women,
handicapped people and even ambulances.
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Recently, we hear daily protest against Israel’s
“Apartheid Wall.”
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Why?
Why does Israel spend so much money
and use such manpower?
Is it all really in order to humiliate the
Palestinian people, or is it a justified and
legitimate security measure
?
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Let’s look at what other democracies did to prevent terror attacks.
If you flew around the world before September 11, 2001, you know
the difference yourself.
What used to be a fairly fast and painless security check (a security
check which didn’t exist at all until Palestinian groups started to
hijack airplanes in the late 1960’s) is now hours of security
procedures. Passengers today are required to be at the airport hours
before their flight, wait in lines, have their belongings checked and
many times confiscated if they have items as “dangerous” as a nailclipper in their baggage.
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But it’s not only the airport’s checkpoints…
All of a sudden we see more and more armed soldiers in
international airports -- something we didn’t see before 9/11.
In addition, airlines around the world are now placing armed
marshals on board their planes.
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The security measures are not restricted to air travel. . .
Cars and people are being checked today at the entrances to
public and private places, crowded events and even on the
roads.
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Crossing international borders after 9/11 takes much more time than before.
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Nobody likes all these security measures. Nobody likes to wait in line for
hours, to be late for an engagement, to be scrutinized.
But who is to blame for all these measures?
Is it the fault of the country that takes these security measures in order
to protect her citizens, or maybe it’s the fault of the terrorists -- the ones
who killed innocent people and by doing so, forced the country to take
the measures to protect her citizens?
When you stand on line, who do you blame? Which airline would you
prefer, one that checks passengers or not?
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September 11, 2001
Attack on America
In a horrific suicide attack against the United States, terrorists crash
commercial passenger jets into the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon, killing thousands of innocent people.
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One horrific terror attack changed the world as we know it.
Unfortunately, security measures are usually put into place only
in retrospect. Terrorists exploit “holes” in the system in order to
kill as many innocent civilians as they can.
Responsible governments must cover these “holes” in order to
prevent such future attacks and protect their civilians.
It’s all a matter of
Cause and Effect
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Israel has faced over 20,900 terror attacks since September 2000, when a wave of
terror started against Israeli citizens right after Arafat was offered an independent
Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital by then-President Clinton. Arafat
never even made a counter-offer. Instead he started a terrorist war.
916 Israelis died in these attacks -- a per capita toll equivalent to 14 September 11ths.
Steve Benson, United Media
January 30, 2004
Mike Luckovich, The Washington Post
February 12, 2002
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To protect her citizens, Israel started to use security measures never used
before in the country.
Not only Palestinian lives are influenced by these security measures.
Since Palestinian terrorists attacked innocent Israelis in almost every public
place possible -- restaurants, cafés, shopping malls, hotels, buses, etc. -Israelis are now facing security checks everywhere. You can’t get into a
restaurant, a mall, a movie theater, a school, a bus station, in Israel
without being checked and having your belongings checked.
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The Cause
The Effect
A checkpoint for Israeli citizens when they get on a bus.
“Dozens of city buses have been targeted by Palestinian suicide bombers over the last 40
months of violence…As the primary method of transportation in the country, buses have
proven to be a traditional target for the bombers. Attempts to employ security guards on
the buses to thwart such bombings have proved largely unsuccessful, due to the large
number of buses operating through Israeli cities at any given time, and a paucity of
guards.”
By Etgar Lefkovits, The Jerusalem Post, Feb. 22, 2004
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The Cause
The Effect
A checkpoint for Israeli citizens
when they get into every
restaurant, café, school, movie
theater. You can’t enter a shopping
mall in Israel without having your
car and your bags checked.
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The Cause
The Effect
Israel’s anti-terrorist fence and checkpoints for Palestinians
What some “Human Rights” groups call the “Apartheid Wall” will
actually consist over 97% of chain-link fence system. Less than 3% of the
fence will be constructed of concrete, strictly for security need. The fence
will not annex Palestinian lands, nor change the legal status of the
Palestinians. It will not establish a border, which is to be determined by
direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Yes, innocent Palestinian lives are influenced by the checkpoints and anti-terrorist
fence, just like any civilian’s life is influenced by security measures. Nobody likes
to wait in line and to be checked, but human lives must come first.
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The Cause
The Palestinian use of ambulances and medical materials for terror
Since September 2000, Israel’s security forces have witnessed the terror organizations
cynically using Palestinian medical resources, including ambulances, to smuggle both arms
and terrorists throughout the territories. They do so, assuming medical vehicles are 'immune'
to security checks at checkpoints; this cynical use of ambulances emphasizes the need for a
security check of medical vehicles. In a document seized during Operation Defensive Shield,
it was noted that weapons were concealed in the floor of an ambulance. In another document,
it is noted that the Palestinian general intelligence service used an ambulance to transfer a
suspect from Husan to Bethlehem.
The Effect
Israel is forced to check
Palestinians ambulances
Such searches are conducted in order
to ensure that ambulances are not
used by terrorists in an attempt to
transport terrorists, weaponry and
explosive devices. These searches
proved to save many innocent lives.
March 27, 2002, an explosive belt (right) found in a Palestinian ambulance.
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Oleg
October 2000
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The Cause
A would-be female suicide bomber intended to
hide explosive charges under a maternity dress
In April 2002, Israeli soldiers discovered that 26-year-old Shifa Adnan
Kodsi intended to carry an explosive charge camouflaged under a
maternity dress. The terrorist organizations behind such attacks want to
exploit the advantages of dispatching females to perpetrate them,
primarily within the Green Line. This is under the assumption that a female is thought of as gentle, tender
and innocent and therefore will arouse less suspicion than a man. In the cases in which females were
involved, the terrorists were aware of their need for camouflage that would help them blend in on the Israeli
street. The female terrorists attempted to Westernize their appearance, among other things wearing clothing
that was not conservative, such as short skirts, or maternity clothes, and having modern haircuts.
The Effect
Israel is forced to check pregnant Palestinian women
Again, the cynical use by Palestinian terrorist organizations of such tactics affects the lives of
innocent Palestinians. Unfortunately, Israel can’t not check…
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The Cause
A Palestinian female suicide bomber pretended to be handicapped
(Jan. 14, 2004) The suicide bomber entered the security (checking)
area and passed through a metal detector which was set off. The
suicide bomber informed security officials that she suffered from
medical problems and had a metal plate in her leg. Due to the
above-mentioned medical problems, and in order to preserve her
dignity, IDF soldiers asked the suicide bomber to enter the terminal
area to undergo a private security check by a female IDF soldier.
However, upon entering the terminal area, the suicide bomber blew
herself up. The resulting explosion murdered an Israeli civilian
security worker, two IDF soldiers, and an Israeli border policeman.
The Effect
Israel is forced to examine handicapped people more carefully and to close factories
Since the year 2000, terrorist organizations have taken advantage of humanitarian aid granted to the
Palestinian population by carrying out terrorist attacks that exploit such assistance. This cost many Israeli
civilians lives. It also made Palestinian lives harder. "It's simply stupid," spat 40-year-old Ashur Salha. "Of
course I'm angry at her [the bomber]. This is not only the place where we work, but our home."…
"Whoever ordered the bombing," said Salha, who is among about 150 Palestinian factory owners at Erez,
"must have known that 30,000 mouths depend on our employment here."… Before the first intifada,
recalls Malik, there were no checkpoints, and Palestinians could travel anywhere in Israel. "Not
anymore, and today pretty much shows why." - By Matthew Gutman, The Jerusalem Post, Jan. 15, 2004
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“The Erez checkpoint suicide bombing on Wednesday, carried out in the name of Hamas and Fatah by Reem
Salah Riashi, ended the lives of security personnel at the Gaza Strip-Israel crossing point. They were three
soldiers and a civilian - Tzur Or, Vladimir Trostinsky, Andrei Kegeles, and Gal Shapira. The attack also foiled
efforts Israeli security forces make to reduce suspicions in their encounters with Palestinian civilians. From
this point, it's likely that Palestinians most in need of relief and help - women, the sick and disabled - will
also come under suspicion at crossing points…
The Erez checkpoint chosen by the terror organizations for the attack is the sole crossing point for masses of
Palestinians from the Gaza Strip who want to enter Israel to work. The checkpoint represents the front line of
Israel's effort to draw a distinction between military activities against terrorists, and a readiness to allow
innocent people to earn their daily bread.
These [terrorist] groups, particularly Hamas and Islamic Jihad, operate on the basis of a permanent agenda of
opposing any diplomatic solution with Israel. With this doctrine, they not only kill Israelis but also harm
their own people and destroy any chance of an agreement materializing for a diplomatic solution with
the blessing of the Israeli public.
The terror strike at the Erez checkpoint will probably oblige the security forces to develop
more stringent inspections that will further burden entry procedures to Israel. It will
certainly aggravate the suspicions of security personnel toward Palestinians, whether they
are dealing with an ambulance carrying pregnant women, or sick or injured people seeking
medical treatment. This is what happens when terror organizations strike at sites that have
tried to make life easier for the innocent civilian population.”
Editorial, Haaretz, Jan. 16, 2004
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The female terrorist who blew up at the Erez Crossing, killing four Israelis along
with herself, was forced to carry out the suicide attack as punishment for cheating on
her husband.
“On Wednesday, 21-year-old Reem Salah al-Rayashi left her 18-month-old daughter, Doha, and her
3-year-old son, Obedia. According to a Sunday Times report, her husband drove her to Erez
Crossing. IDF sources said that the investigation has already revealed that her husband, an activist in
the Hamas organization, not only knew about his wife's plans in advance, but even encouraged her to
carry out the suicide attack. Moreover, the person who recruited al-Rayashi to carry out the suicide
attack and equipped her with the explosive belt was none other than the lover with whom she cheated
on her husband…
Al-Rayashi was the daughter of an established family in Gaza. Her father was the owner of a large battery
factory selling mainly to Israel. Both her family and her husband's denied rumours of an illicit love affair…
"If society does not have the courage to speak out on this issue, we could soon
see 10-year-olds and pregnant women blowing themselves up," Palestinian
commentator Hasan Badtil wrote in the Palestinian daily Al-Ayyam.”
The Jerusalem Post, Jan. 18, 2004
Hasan Badtil was right, as it quickly became apparent…
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The Cause
Palestinian terrorist groups are exploiting children
The use of children and youth by terrorist organizations
to carry out attacks, including suicide bombings, is
well known. As part of the practice of including them
in violent activities and in terror-supporting operations, April 24, 2002, three Palestinian schoolchildren from Gaza
aged 12 to 14 attempted to enter Netzarim for the purpose
children and youth are sent to participate in
of carrying out a suicide attack there.
demonstrations and in confrontations
with the army (at times they are taken out of school for this purpose). Terrorist groups also use them for
smuggling, digging tunnels, spying and intelligence-gathering. The terrorists exploit their innocent appearance,
which allows them to pass more easily through IDF roadblocks and to approach soldiers and Israeli settlements,
the fact that they are easy to influence and recruit because of their tender age and the intensive incitement to
which they have been exposed, and the tendency of Israeli soldiers to refrain from harming children and youth.
The Effect
Israel is forced to check Palestinian children
On March 15, 2004, IDF soldiers detained a 12 year-old Palestinian boy, Abdallah
Quran, while he was attempting to smuggle a powerful bomb through the Hawara
checkpoint, south of Nablus. Two Nablus based Fatah-Tanzim terrorists had exploited
the boy's innocent appearance, and used him to carry a fully armed explosive device
through the checkpoint. The boy, who works as a porter in the area, told the soldiers that
he was unaware that he was even carrying the bomb. The terrorists, members of
Arafat's own Fatah faction, had planned to use the boy as an unwitting suicide bomber,
intending to detonate the explosives with a mobile phone as the boy passed near the
Israeli soldiers manning the checkpoint.
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Palestinian teenager Hussam Abdo stands with his hands in
the air wearing his explosive packed belt at an Israeli
checkpoint south of the West Bank town of Nablus
Wednesday March 24, 2004
“We condemn those who sent the boy to blow himself up. He was an innocent and quiet boy. He was a
short, naive boy who had been struck in the head when he was a child and has been suffering from an
illness since then. We always kept an eye on him because we knew he was a small child. Although he's 16,
he thinks like a 10-year-old.” - Abdu's uncle, Abu Muhammad
“People do not like me. My friends at school make fun of me. They call me 'Brains ' but they also make fun
of me because I'm small and ugly. They call me 'The Ugly Dwarf.' It hurt so much I wanted to kill myself…
The people who gave me the suicide belt told me this was my only chance to have sex… We don't have any
problems. I have a computer, and I like playing 'Terrorist and the Policeman.' I've heard a lot of music on
the Internet” - Hussam Abdo
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Mike Lester, Rome News-Tribune, Rome, GA
March 18, 2004
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It can be concluded that Israel’s actions are indeed
motivated by security needs.
Israel wouldn’t be checking her own citizens every time
they enter a public place if it wasn’t for TERROR.
Israel wouldn’t be checking innocent Palestinians at
checkpoints if it wasn’t for TERROR.
Israel wouldn’t be checking Palestinian ambulances,
handicapped individuals, pregnant women and
schoolchildren, if they weren’t used by TERROR.
Israel wouldn’t have build the anti-terrorist fence if it
wasn’t for TERROR.
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The facts are on the ground.
None of these security measures existed prior to TERROR.
It’s all a matter of
Cause and Effect
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The Cause
3/11
After the March 11, 2004 terror attack on a train
in Madrid, in which 202 people lost their lives,
countries with no security measures in train
stations must rethink their policies.
Not doing so will endanger many innocent lives.
The Effect
Shortly after the 3/11
bombing in Madrid,
upgrading of the security in
train stations around the
world can be clearly seen.
A train station in Paris, days after the
attack in Madrid
A train station in Boston,
March 12, 2004
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Islamist fundamentalist terrorism cannot be negotiated with, or
appeased. The time has come for the West to understand that for
terrorist organizations, this is a zero-sum game.
As Hussein Massawi, former head of the Hezbollah, said about the
Western world:
“We are not fighting so that you will offer us something.
We are fighting to eliminate you.”
Or, as Sheikh Ahmed Yassine, the arch-terrorist head of Hamas, said
of Israel:
“Make no mistake, there will be no peace as long as there
is a Zionist-Jewish state. Our holy goal is to liberate all of
Palestine, and if the Jews do not go, they will die. All of
Palestine is Islamic land - every inch.”
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We have two choices before us:
1) To give in to Islamist terrorism and fulfill their demands, including those articulated
by Osama Bin Laden and the head of Jemaah Islamiah, Abu Bakar Bashir, such as
returning the extreme form of Islamic rule to Afghanistan, Southern Spain,
southern Philippines, southern Thailand, Malaysia, significant parts of China, many
of the republics created from the former Soviet Union and, of course, all of North
Africa and the Middle East; driving the Jews of Israel into the sea; persecuting
homosexuals; banning alcohol; preventing women working or being educated, or
appearing in public without full covering dress; requiring women to obey men. Or…
2) To fight to uphold those values which are dear to us, in Western
civilization, including freedom, democracy, human rights,
women's rights, tolerance, pluralism, and rule of civil law.
The choice is ours.
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