At militants' funeral, Palestinians vow revenge on Israel

you know gangs can be around for ages before coming out, they were originally zionists in different pockets in different areas for quite a while, then they banded together and created these gangs, so please ben, i know you and how you play with words.

I hate to disillusion you, but I must Hagana, Irgun et al, were formed AFTER the Arabs attacked the Jewish settlements and after the Arab Pogroms of 1929 & 1936 Do yourself a favor, the information is readily available, look up the dates that Irgun & Hagana were formed, you're really going to be surprised!!! If you can't find the info, just ask, I'll give you the links

just remember that, it was your thugs, irgun, haganah etc that started this, then YOU crossed the line by assasinating hezbollah general in syria, so in saying that, i think they all have something planned for you all, don't worry peter, it's called karma, and it's gonna bite hard.

Hello Malone: You posted to me a while back about whether Ben Jabo's influence had changed my outlook; I posted back twice but it wasn't published.. "The USA, now under King Obama is also not viewed with the same respect it once was" Malone, we're used to being disrespected after eight years of George Bush & Co....

The guy who tried to blow up a plane is a terrorist. Palestinians who resist Israeli occupation are resistance fighters. Israel has had plenty of its own! The resistance will continue until the occupatin ends. The feeling on the ground is that Abbas is getting nowhere with any sort of peace process.

The terrorists have a history of killing. Why do they whine when they get retaliation from Israel? Why? Because they will never learn to put their weapons down and live in peace.

this was a military operation against three terrorists whom israeli intelligence had identified as the murderers of rabbi chai. the suspects had refused to surrender. two of the suspects had belonged to the al-aqsa terror organisation and had been previously convicted of acts of terror. the third was a member of the tansims and also released from prison. he had been recently granted amnesty as part of the amnesty program for fatah gunmen.

Do you seriously expect anyone to believe Maan News,a Palestinian news agency,designed to promote their propaganda????????????? You're either gullible/naive or consider others to be idiots.

Mark, I read your link, and I am unconvinced that the IDF did not have reason to believe that the men inside were armed. The account by the niece could be a lie since the Palestinians have been known to lie in the past. (eg. The Jenin massacre and the Mohammed al Dura incident). So I stand by my earlier statement. The IDF did nothing wrong in using deadly force when the men refused to surrender.

Read the link I posted earlier. They were all three unarmed. One's wife was holding him as the IDF confirmed the kill and sh, 7 months pregnant, was shot in the feet in her bedroom. She's in hospital now and expected to live, at least for the present.

According to Palestinian friends of mine, these 3 were not the gunmen. One was not even a member of the Al Aqsa, This was nothing more than a revenge killing. And So starts Infitada 3

The UN is toothless and no one listens to them.. The USA, now under King Obama is also not viewed with the same respect it once was.

I asked the question, were they the same IDF soldiers who refused to remove settlements! Please note the question mark at the end of my question to Daniel Leopold! Now here is a question for you PeterSM, who do you suppose is responsible for the car bomb which Hamas in Beirut Lebanon?

"Israel will annex ALL of the west bank and Gaza and the palestinians in Israel will be absorbed or kicked out. Inevitable" It's always possible, you know, that other countries, the UN and Israel's paymaster America may not go along with that idea...

It is not a secret , and everyone understand the necessity of putting away terrorists .

As soon as a terrorist , who everyone admits is a terrorist with blood on his hands , is eliminated , we all can breath easier . This is the truth , the rest is all a big BS .

Gotta love the responses Israel always gets from the palestinains: They were "unarmed", "civilians collecting scrap metal", etc., etc. Why don't these people ever take responsibility for their actions? Are they afraid people will reject them?(They've already gotten that from the entire world now). Are they cowards? They games they play and the language they use all points to one thing: the collective palestinian population has no interest in truth or justice, but in blood, revenge, theft and and the death of the state of Israel...which will never happen. It has finally become clear to the world community that the palestinians are not to be trusted any longer and they are not 'worth' the trouble. They have not upheld a single part of Oslo or any other accords...and never intended to. In the end, always saying:NO will lead to their complete and total end: Israel will annex ALL of the west bank and Gaza and the palestinians in Israel will be absorbed or kicked out. Inevitable.

You're right Pierre S, 6 million jews and 55 million dead during WW2 is better than what the IDF is doing??? How stupid are all you people? These posts sadden me because they cannot be taken any other way than Jew hatred.

Israelis wonder why so many other countries are unsympathethic to them... There are standards of justice. If you don't give a rat's ass about those standards, don't expect anyone else to give a rat's ass about you or yours. Is that simple enough for you?

2.You have no idea who the soldiers in the attempted arrest were.How can you possibly claim they are the same soldiers as were involved in protesting orders to evacuate settlers.? 3.The soldiers were facing men known to be armed and dangerous what precipitated the shooting you certainly cannot determine from here. 4.If you actually cared about extra judicial executions you would have protested about the victims in the Fatah Hamas conflict,where they are know to be tortured and killed quite regularly by both camps. The honor killings,the suicide bombings etc in these columns How about the victims of Iranian revolutionary Guard and the Basij? Quite frankly your outright lies and hypocrisy makes one wonder what you are really on about.Human rights clearly is not it.

All those of you who are appalled that the IDF killed armed murderers, did any of you say anything when they killed a defenselees father of 7 in cold blood ??? Probably not. You have some soul searching to do.

by murdering a teacher, a father of 7. These were 3 known men known to be terrorists and involved in operations to kill.

How do you know that these terrorists were unarmed? You yourself admitted that using nonlethal force would have put the IDF at greater risk and that they should have been more "courageous". If these folks were indeed unarmed why would the IDF have been at greater risk? I think the IDF was right in assuming the terrorists were armed and not risk getting killed to please the likes of you!

because only couple of hours later they followed their victim to the place where AK 47 and killing is not allowed. I bet they will feel uncomfortable out there. I'm truly saddened by their departure and I hope you feel the same for them. How sad.Really.

Of course the three unarmed men aren't now able to proved their innocence, and by linking their deaths to the settler killed last week the world and average Israeli will condone the killings, and be quick to label any revenge attack 'terrorism'. Democracy and rule of law anyone?

do you ever learn? I doubt it. you will never see peace. you started your own countdown.

The total destruction of Abbas and any hope for peace by Benjamine Netanyahu has succeeded. Fatah discipline has broken. Al Aqsa is back in Business. Bummer, but welcomed, no doubt, by Israel's right which has spent the years since the death of Arafat working for this goal. Business as Usual, with no threat of peace.

The prowess of the IDF is again witnessed. The international community is held in awe as three unarmed civilians and three unarmed resistance fighters are heroically gunned down because some poor illegal settler bit the dust. It is to be noted though that when the brave men and women of the IDF fight those with decent arms and training they tend to get whacked. June 2006 comes to mind. How amusing that episode was and it will be repeated again and again.

"The killings in Gaza were not a `separate incident.` They were the same incident, which consisted of Israel carrying out reprisal killings for the killing of the Jewish settler." Not much of a reprisal. On the one hand, you had a bunch of terrorists who murdered an innocent man who was simply minding his own business. On the other hand you have a military force enter a hostile territory to attempt to capture dangerous murderers.

'...the accused gets a trial, where the public can judge the extent to which they were "involved" in the murder to Mr. Hair, if at all.' The difficulty with your prescription is that, as an enlightened, progressive state, Israel does not have the death penalty. Therefore, executions have to be carried out before any trial, not after.

"In civilized countries, like most Eurpopean democracies, the police surround the house, seal the area, secure the perimeter, bring in negotiators and wait a few hours or a few days until the suspects inevitably come out and are arrested and tried in a court where the issue of whether the suspects were guilty or not can be determined" In civilized countries, local law enforcement acts with the blessings of the surrounding community. In Israel, Palestinian local law enforcement does nothing and often encourages attacks. Try another analogy.

"Regardless of who killed who, you must first PROVE that those killed were the `terrorists` for the death of the settler, something the IDF or the Israeli courts obviously couldn`t be bothered with doing." Tell you what, Sheriff... How about we put you in police uniform, hand you a badge, a six-shooter, a squad care, and a half-dozen warrants. You drive into the territories, wave your warrants around, and bring these "suspects" into custody. Show us how it's done!

The killings in Gaza were not a 'separate incident.' They were the same incident, which consisted of Israel carrying out reprisal killings for the killing of the Jewish settler. The West Bank killings targeted people with some tie to the organization that killed the settler; the Gaza killings simply targeted random civilians. At the funeral of the settler, one of his sons said that there would be no revenge 'because unlike our opponents we are Jews, human, and holy.' Well, you are Jewish. Not much doubt about that.

Next we can expect the following: 1. A few more incidents like this in Nablus; 2. Bulldozers wreck houses; 3. Outposts/settlers begin to move in; 4. IDF declares Nablus a "security" area; 5. A concerted IDF push from Ariel toward Nablus accompanied by a push from the Jordan River toward Nablus. And Palestine is divided three ways, North, Central, and South. 6. Finally, a push from Jerusalem toward Ramallah,dividing Central Palestine and isolating Ramallah. 2010 will be the year of the big push. So it has been written; so it will be done.

Thanks Dov, Maurice, Petra and Miriam. Your posts, and others like them, belie Israel's claim that it is a democracy, a state governed by the rule of law, and not the rule of revenge. In a democracy, the police are not permitted to open fire on an unarmed suspect who is barricaded in a house. These situations occur all the time in Europe and the U.S. The police use non-lethal force, like tear gas or "flash bang" grenades to capture the suspect alive. Yes, that puts them at greater risk, and that's where the courage comes in. The the accused gets a trial, where the public can judge the extent to which they were "involved" in the murder to Mr. Hair, if at all. The undeniable implication of your posts is that these subhuman Palestinians don't deserve to be treated like "we Jews." The profound racism of Israel comes out at moments like this.

... were they the same IDF soldiers who are refusing to carry out orders to remove the *few* West Bank settlements *Israel has deemed* as being illegal? Do you care U.S. politicians actually facilitated the Indonesian occupation of East Timor? (The National Security Archive 6 December 2001 'East Timor Revisited' Ford Kissinger and the Indonesian invasion 1975-76) Quite remarkable, Daniel! You see the resemblance between the Indonesian occupation (and extrajudicial executions) of West Papua and East Timor and the Zionist Israel occupation of Palestine!

How the resistance is compatible with peace may be beyond you,Chaim, but not the rest of the civilised world. The Palestinians are fighting a brutal occupying force, war criminals and illegal settlers. It is their right, and their only hope for peace. (Negotioations have been tried). My country was occupied during the second world war, and the way the IDF / IAF go about their business is a lot worse than what Norwegians, Danes, Dutch, French... had to put up with for five years during WWII.

Please listen to the slained Rabbi's son plea at his father's funaral: Please do not revenge, it will only makes us like them, or as the matter of fact WORSE

Please listen to the slained Rabbi's son plea at his father's funaral: Please do not revenge, it will only makes us like them, or as the matter of fact WORSE

"When peace looms the IDF moves in..." You probably didn't notice, but the Al Aqsa terrorists murdered someone and took credit for it AFTER roadblocks were removed and BEFORE the IDF took action. Your inability to take that into account and make your case in an honest manner, demonstrates that you're a creep.

There is nothing moral or just about defending illegal settlers and kill- ing Palestinians in their names. It's an atrocious corruption of the law and the sovereign and human rights of the Palestinian people. Dutch

This incident is just what the Israelis want. Divert attention from any sort of "peace process" so that the illegal settlements and occupation can proceed apace. Trials? Evidence? Proof of guilt? Murder by the occupying power? There is no "justice" under the rule of the occupier. No constitution to protect the innocent. No third party to insure such protection. It is abundantly clear that the majority of Israelis now want to colonize the whole of Palestine and slowly do away with all non-Jews one way or another. They more and more isolate themselves from a watching world.

Interesting how quickly they found the supposed killers and dispatched them without any evidence. BTW, have they found yet the arsonists who torched the mosque?? David

It's called Intelligence a concept apparently foreign to most talkbackers here. Israel does not send out men with magnifying glasses or look for DNA to find the killers like you watch on TV, they have informants and undercover agents in place (this is common knowledge btw) in the PLO, on the streets, in the air they have drone planes, there are cameras, sattelites and everything else you are not capable of imagining used to stop terrorist. Israel has 100 years of experience finding Islamic terrorism and it shows.

In Hungary there are stun non mortal bullets that knock the victim or perpetrator unconscious without killing them.There are also taze spected nets that can be dropped on a rioting crowd stunning them knocking them off their feet or appeasing the situation.This can affect a situation like this without causing a war. They survive, the family doens't scream vengence, there is no international incident, and you may find out they attacked you because on your side of the fence you had bread and a toilet that flushed.While on their side their baby has fever and no pediatrician. Just Declaration of Human Rights situation. The rights to....We are on nation called Israel. Rankoo-Karoon

..on the part of the IDF. Of course the DF are going to say they had no choice but to kill the Palestinians. Are they going to admit to assassination? Not likely. There is no respect for law for Palestinians. If these men murdered the Israeli settler, they should have had a trial. As there is no death penalty, this means the IDF can take matters into its own hands...

One more indicator that the PLO/Fatah/Tanzim/Al Asqa martyrs brigade are all one and the same terrorist organization. Why does the world tolerate the hero worship by Palestinians of terrorist and martyrdom? How one thinks that their ideas of "resistance" will ever be compatible with principles of peace is beyond me?

IDF called for surrender !! Arabs just happenned to have machine guns when called on to surrender??

following the Al-Aqsa killing of the West Bank Settler of the father of seven which they (Al-Aqsa) had immediately taken credit for. Case closed.

Suppose the suspects refused to surrender? There were no hostages. What should the IDF have done? In civilized countries, like most Eurpopean democracies, the police surround the house, seal the area, secure the perimeter, bring in negotiators and wait a few hours or a few days until the suspects inevitably come out and are arrested and tried in a court where the issue of whether the suspects were guilty or not can be determined. Like too many gun crazed American cops, the IDF seem to believe that the bad guys have to be shot dead by the good guys before the end of the Western. I can't imagine the IDF acting like this if a Jewish suspect refused to surrender and had familymembers in his house.

People who hide behind the skirts of woman and children, carry guns, and refuse to surrender are often shot and killed. It is a fact of life. The Arabs in the West Bank elevate cold-blooded killers to heroes-we all have recollections of an Arab woman handing out sweets after 18 Arabs turned four passenger airlines into bombs on 911. The three shot in Gaza were, according to lying Hamas, collecting metal-or were they suicide bombers or planting missiles? Did Mark of Lewiston, Pal Brit, jesus or urpathetic condemn the killing of an unarmed civilian; a rabbi and how many Moslems would call for a jihad if an imam were killed?

Dov, you're views on human life are somewhat the reason we are here in the first place. Regardless of who killed who, you must first PROVE that those killed were the 'terrorists' for the death of the settler, something the IDF or the Israeli courts obviously couldn't be bothered with doing. This has revenge killing written all over it. Shame on you.

No surprise here. This is what happens everywhere in the world. The "cycle of violence" started as any non biased observer can, with yet another political assasination of the poor, innocent father of five. Palestinian sources' accounts of these events would be more believable if there were any that were objective. They are never responsible for anything. They could detonate a nuclear device in Tel Aviv and the olive farmers being attacked would still be their justification. It would be nice to see them grow up and accept responsability for sone of their beligerance. What Israel really needs to do is have the Knesset pass a bill that outlaws any prisoner swap where the ratio isn't 1 enemy for 1 citizen. I think we need to expect fair terms for the release of hostages. We all want Gilad freed, but scores of Israelis will die if 1000 Hamas murderers are freed.

Sphistry. These are not criminals. They are members in a terror organization which many countries have decalred to be terro groups . These men were trying to infiltrate a border with weapons on them. Surel;y they were niot trying to just sample the night life of tel aviv. Trying to reduce their actions to that of simply criminality is wrong and is the typical claptrap and hogwash the Un actualy does. As for them being shot and killed. If you try to infiltrate another coujhntries borders with weapons on you, in a decalred military zone I would wager you would be shot. Bottom line. The UN is useless and so are your sophistry arguments

civilians who are for the most part unaramed

The IDF intelligence was able to track down these guys but the Fatah police could not?? Maybe the story would have had a different ending if the Fatah police would do their job.

an Israeli from the West Bank settlement Shavei Shomron was killed in a shooting attack near his home. Fatah's Al'Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades have claimed responsibility for the attack, the Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported." Israel acted after Palestinian security forces failed to meet their obligation to catch the murderers and hand them over, for which they were given 24 hours.

Two wrongs make a revenge cycle.

And the crime history of the 3 dead terrorists must deterr Israeli leaders to release into our biblical heartlands the terrorists on the hamas' list of extortions. The settlers objections to gov't policies on these issues : roadblocks, prisonners release, construction freeze , concessions and others; are wise and prove that Bibi-Barak policies on these issues at Washington's urging are not wise , are not right , are not just , are not correct . The arabs call for revenge is nothing less than arabs frustration at failing to con Israelis . Abbas' refusal to talk peace with the Netanyahu government - except on his terms - has been translated to the military sphere through the vehicle of his Fatah's "military" arm, the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, the suicide-military wing of Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah. Palestinian security units rounded up suspects of the rabbi's murder in Tulkarm, whereas the Israeli force struck in Nablus, indicating that Palestinian counter-terror intelligence was deliberately misleading to give the murderers a chance to escape.

Are you saying that refusing to surrender to IDF proves guilt? A lot of innocent people are arrested by the IDF. I sure wouldn't surrender when I know the kind of treatment I'll get even if I've done nothing wrong.

You talk like someone who doesnt care about law. Jews who attack Mosques are prosecuted. by Israel for breaking the law. Arab who kills Jew is NOT brought in in by PA. Israel goes after the muderers. They fight back and die. Israel follows the law. PA doesnt care about law. Its not who started what. Its about following the law. Israel doesnt condone what happened to the Mosque. Arab world couldnt care less when Arabs kill Jews. Read the Arab press and what the leaders really say. They dont say its wrong. They say its bad for their cause. This is why there isnt peace. Only Israel wants it. The Arab world doesnt.

the Mosque. I think they are not interested in their arrests.

They didnt abide by act to end terrorism and PA refused to arrest them for murder. These terrorists wouldnt give up and died during attempts to arrest. It seems pretty clear cut and happens in any civilized society. Too bad the PA isnt interested in peace. All they had to do was arrest them and try them for murder. PA failed in its first attempt in a while to prove they were interested in peace rather than promoting or appeasing terrorism.

How can you see. clearly what happnened. The IDF has very good intelligence information. The 3 Al Aqsa terrorist killed a Rabi teacher on his way to school. Arab kill a Jewish teacher and a Rabbi clearly identifiable by his hair apperance and cloths. Thats unprovoked murder. Our security people always apprehend the killers of innocent. The 3 were stupid to grab guns. If they were innocent the ID would intoregate them and release them

how come the IDF knew exactly who carried out the shooting of the Rabbi? why not notify the Palestinian security forces to round the 'suspects' up? they could have watched from a safe distance without risking Israeli soldiers When is Israel going to take the illegal settlers out or annex the W.bank..occupation can not go on forever, the world wont tolerate it.

why take prisoners to release back in the future? that they can attack again and kill more. if attacked all armies in the world respond back. nothing more natural. if refuse to surrender they make him surrender if he doesnt and attack expect a response! he made it easy for isr so we dont have to relase an other killer for prisoner swap!

People blindly tend to believe what media writes, but media is not less objective than normal people. And although I keep Haaretz in high regards - so important to have some critical voices in media in Israel - they still tend to quote IDF sources. IDF will of course say that these people didn't surrender... one of them worked for the PA security and was called on the phone to come home, and then shot. One of the others was shot in front of his pregnant wife - of course he would not risk her life by refusing anything. Suggestion to also read other news, such as www.maannews.net. And this also go for all international western media, that tend to quote Israeli sources but never or hardly ever Palestinian sources. I find it very informative since I do not believe that I am getting the truth from my politicians or spokespersons from the army actually committing these crimes. They will use any excuse to justify their actions, and manipulate us to blindly follow and trust in them.

Reading between the lines here, it seems that the Palestinians who were, in the literal sense, murdered, are unknown quantities. Since no trial has been brought against them before the air-strike rolled in, we have no idea that they were terrorists. They could simply have been victims of an over-enthusiastic IDF, or far more frightening culprits. We cannot take for granted that they were terrorists. Think, if you were an IDF commander, and you had made a bad call and got the wrong guys, would you doom your career, or would you simply call them terrorists and be done? I think there's double standards in action here. Israel wants us to simultaneously believe that they are fighting a war, yet their enemies are not soldiers. If their enemies are not soldiers, they are criminals, and that means courts. If they are fighting a war, then who against? You're not being held to a high standard of justice here. Israel is just really, really out of control.

Innocent people dont carry arms and if they do they dont attack the legal forces there tryin to arrest them. IDF is legally there they re the responsible of the occupation.... if they were innocent, would just surrender!

Targeted assassinations is illegal. Under any circumstances. There is no respect for international law or human rights by Israel, when it comes to the occupied Palestinian people. If these people were suspected to be involved in this attack, arrest them and put them on trial, like any country would calling itself a "democracy". Targeted assassinations cannot be justified and people in Israel need to protest. Meanwhile impunity is given to the fascist radical settlers, who are destroying any chance for a just peace. So when Israel say they have no partner for peace... does anyone still believe they want peace?

Nobody saw the rabbi's murder. There were no witnesses. Yet within 48 hours there are three supposed suspects dead? In a democracy, there would be an early review of the killings and a coroner's inquiry, to make absolutely sure and clear to all that there was substantial evidence incriminating them. Also to find out why the house was not put under police siege, which is normal practice with holed-up suspects and to explore why the police instead went in heavy-handed. Above all, to make sure that these were not just an extra-judicial murders for political purposes. Those who so blindly cheer the body bags forget that justice, not political killings, is the fundamental cornerstone of the rule of law in a civilised society. When will we hear the facts from the independent judicial inquiry? There will be one of course???

He knew the risks? Well, the three terrorists also knew the risks. Independently of anyone's political views, what the hell would anyone expect the reaction to be? Either in Israel or anywhere else in the world. I don't understand what is the debate here... Three guys killed another, and you expect no reaction at all?

The Al-Aqsa Brigades men were identified as Raghsan Abu Sharekh, Anan Subuh, 36, and Raed al-Sarkaji, 38, who was recently released from an Israeli prison after seven years. Sources said al-Sarkaji's wife had been injured during the shootings, adding that the men were killed despite the fact that they did not resist arrest. Subuh was a member of Fatah's armed wing, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, but had been granted amnesty by Israel. Family members said the occupation troops entered without warning and killed the men in cold blood, insisting that none had resisted arrest or fired any shots.

It is a little suspicious that an eye witness says that one of the men was dragged out of his house and then killed. That does not sound like "died in a fire fight." It isn't much of a fight when only one side has the "fire." Every time there isn't a trial there are problems with factual accuracy. There should be public testimony. The problem with your assertion "this is the way to treat terrorists" is that without a trial, you cannot say who is a terrorist and who is not." Right wing wackos in the US Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, etc. say that all the Gitmo detainees were terrorists which doesn't explain why more than 2/3 of them were released without being charged. Peace. Stephen

so revenge,always revenge, If the Israel Army new about those palestinians who killed the settlement yesterday, do not they have enough training to arrest them and to put on trial. So, why this always and endless way to no solve anything... And how about the other three palestinians killed...finally they were just people trying to get something to survive... why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bullshit, they're never having a chance to surrender! That is called an execution, when u kills people without a trail! And tell me who has the right to kill person soul, in this kind of action u will be no different from others, and there is no excuse for the both side to take a person life cuz of his ID! Should the killing & revenge stop and forget the past for start a new live for peace base of love no hate.....

....specific place. But if you are part of a group, that oppresses, steals from and humiliates the natives of that specific place, you should indeed not be surpised if you won't get showered with roses....

Just a few days ago a leader of the OPM-the Free Papua Movement was killed by the Indonesian police.The OPM fights for decades against the occupation of their country West Papua by Indonesia.A milion and a half Javanese have settled in West Papua which is just 5 hours flight from Sydney http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9CK6QL00&show_article=1&catnum=-1 Do you know anything about the terrible ordeal this unfortunate people have to endure so close to our homes? And if you know do you care?Probably not because what happens in Israel/Palestine 20,000 miles away is far more important isn't it?.I wonder why?

....those people would be arrested and get a fair trial. Why not in Israel...??? I'm afraid Israel has led the world in a very, very unfortunate way, when it comes to so called "extrajudicial killings".... ....at least in that regard you definitely can't be regarded as a shining example to the rest of us.

in other words an outlaw....so you monsters kill 6 palestinians on suspician....you are disgusting

when a few palestinians are killed by the Israel the arabs all get together and condemn the killing. They protest in the streets. When a Moslem walks into a mosque and kills himself and other people worshipping there is an erie silence.

Why didn't abbas and the palestinian police arrest these men who killed an innocent man. And from the picture these dead men seem to be treated as heroes for killing a jew. What madness the palestinian psyche is. They know not right from wrong. No wonder they choose leaders that only bring them to live in the cesspool

"The men were known by Israeli authorities to be responsible for carrying out a shooting attack in a West Bank settlement Thursday which killed Rabbi Meir Hai." What does it mean to be known? There was no trial. There was no transparency of evidence. Does known mean that the community demanded a culprit so the IDF brought them one. Even better that he was just a little too dead for a trial. Otherwise they might not have been as guilty as hoped. That would have ruined the delivery of the package. Peace. Stephen

we believe what you say and should begin to protect ourselves where ever we live

So we do not have to find ourselves in a new Shalit mess

message to terrorists....when you kill us , you are signing your own death warrant too.

the road map said a freeze (complete freeze to include j'slem) leading to talks and an end to occupation but bibi doesn't feel the need to keep his countries word....what did you expoect would happen?

I suppose it was not possible or not even tried to take them alive? Other than that, I agree with Esther. The situation is already fragile enough, the score as one can say is sort of settled. Stop the killings now.

Hey idont like the idea of the revenge.. but what can we do just wait?? this world is not an ideal place in our mind as long as they continue to blow the cease fire efforts this will happen. no one no country no people tolarate this kind of attacks.. isr try to make an effort say its not honest effort but at least an effort and they give up things. can u tell me a time that pals ever did something like it thay just sit an reject all negotiations till what they exactly wants happen. sorry but everyone will loose and they should realize that after a 60 years of terror on israelis and cooperations with the countries that want to destroy isr... isr needs to trust them for peace efforts and every tie we do smting they see it as a weakness and attack right there and then complain about the response they re just little lazy non growing up babies(politicians)...

and for revenge...well it is you that has made it ok to kill...palestinians only play by you rules....you leave them no choice, die or fight

DJV:"He was a settler living illegally in Palestinian territory, and he knew the risks." David do you believe his life dropped in value the moment he crossed the Green Line? Do you believe you own life drops in value in certain parts of the world?

Not that i support in any way the killing of jews by palestinians or vice versa , but i read articles all the time (on haaretz) about settlers killing palestinians in the occupied territories and theres never a pre-dawn raid to take out settlers (who coincidentally are living there illegally by international law).

revenge is not Jewish. What a joke. It is hard to believe all six Palestinians killed today are behind the killing of the settler. The hit in Gaza is simply terrorism perpetrated by IDF!

as long as good angel pals try to solve problem this violent way oh yes there will be blood..

ur fellow Al aksa men killed the rabbi there was no raid in WB now u blame that isr respond to blow the peace! ure so delusional. who attacked yesterday? it was not IDF. when people attack others expect a reaction. dont deviate the reality.

Sixty years of Israel's practice of double standards continued occupation and theft of Palestinian land is the cause of Palestinian militancy. The world can see it, why can't Israel?

Congratulatios IDF. this is the way. No mercy. Its cheaper for all arabs leaders to teach to die, to hate and destruct, than to teach to study and build.

there have been clashes it means they attacked by fire to IDF! ''Six Palestinians were killed early Saturday in fighting with Israel, shattering a long period of relative calm in the territories.'' they accep they attacked: ''Fatah's Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades have claimed responsibility for the attack, the Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported. '' If they surrendered none would kill them! why waste bullets israeli prison is a worst place for them?(question for people who thinks IDF is the son of the devil) please read the article before posting stupidities... AM ISRAEL HAI

the IDF skinned and ate the dead terrorists, except for the vital organs sold to support Mossad operations against Santa Claus

Sorry, Haaretz, what shattered the long period of relative calm was the shooting of Meir Hai. Not the killing of the murderers this morning. Haaretz has to understand that the way this is expressed in this article is felt as revoltingly biased. Besides, if murderers are regularly released in 'exchange' extorsions, better kill them than make them prisonner. Something wrong with this?

...Palestinian forces call for the surrender of all Zionists who have killed a Palestinian?

Do you have a problem with reading comprehension? The raid was in response to a murder, after a long period of calm, and it was the Al Aqsa murderers who wanted to torpedo the peace, probably at the instigation of foreign powers. Don't feel bad though. It seems like Abbas and everyone else over on your side has the same reading problem.

Petra, I keep reading your full of hate messages on this forum and ask myself why you still live in US? Why don't you move to Israel and kill Palestinians with your own hands, if youa re SO CHEERFULL for what was done this morning by Israeli Bandit forces?? They killed them without any trial, and why didn;t they do the same when were looking for those who kill Pals and tourch thir mosques??Is incredible that ALL of you FORGET that Israeli forces are OPERATING in OCCUPIED territories, where they are occupiers and not owners of the land where they carry such atacks, all these actions would be illegal..

This is exactly to get the ones who did it. If they would surrender they wouldn't get killed. Could you answer why do they do resist? Israel is sending messages to those who had blood in their hands must that the punishment is either to be jailed or get killed. Aby

"This is the way to deal with terrorists." Yes, it is.

The calm of the past years is due to the security check points and security fence. Once they lift these protections it means that terrorist come out to kill again. Well done IDF and if they would have surrendered the terrorist would still be alive and his wife uninjured.

... hope that is sufficient killing to level-out-the-score...

Hmmm. When Al Quaeda murders him in Morocco, we will be able to say that David James Vickery knew the risks of a westerner living in a Muslim country.

So those rockets from Gaza the past few weeks and the shooting to begin with were what, the Palestinian greeting? A "hey neighbor, hows it going"?

Actualy it is you lot who are trying to up the violence,the fact that three tried to infiltrate Israel and failed does not mean that Israel is upping the violence.

Better tham than innocent Israeli citizens and I mean all Israeli citizens,be they Arab,Christian or Jewish.

Politically correct haaretz used to at least inaccurately refer to terrorists as "militants". Now the al-aqsa terrorists are simply referred to as "palestinians". But when a Jew kills an arab they are quick to label him a terrorist (sometimes the label fits, I'm not saying there are no Jewish terrorists). How about some fairness in reporting - finally?

this what happen, on a daily basis: "The shooting comes as Israeli settlers in the West Bank stepped-up their attacks against the Palestinians and their lands after the Israeli government agreed to a temporary freeze of settlement activities. The attacks included attacking farmers, burning farmlands, and burning a mosque in Yasuf village on Friday December 11th. The settlers also attacked Palestinian villagers harvesting their olives in several parts of the occupied West Bank. They also continued their government-supported takeover of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem." this is racism, these are crimes against humanity, forbidden and punished all over the world. It may upset it victims.

Sarkaji was shot by the IDF in his home in front of his children and when his wife went to his aid, she was shot in the foot. She's is pregnant. The soldiers reportedly ransacked the home before shooting him. http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=249598

Only in your imagination is Israel being pressured for peace. The PA refuses to negotiate with Israel since Netanyahu was electerd prime minister. The US put some pressure on building freeze, but there is no chance this will lead to peace. How convenient for you to ignore that terrorists from the president's party kill people and need to be neutralized. Did you forgot these people choose not to be pardoned.

Your ignorance about Jews and Israel is astounding for one who claims to be in the know. Rabbi's are teachers, that is what the word Rabbi means. Rabbi's are qualified to teach about the Torah and all teachers in Yeshivot are Rabbis. True, it is always for people to live in a war zone - this is a universal truth. However, in this part of the world, the risk is this: If you are Jewish, it is risky to be living among Palestinians. Why do Arabs not feel threatened to live among Jews in Israel? You're sick if you think that living in a specific place is tantamount to a justified death sentence.

one must hope that the 'virgins' these dead killers will meet in heaven as a reward for their murderous deed, are inoperable!

Bless you IDF soldiers - Safta

When you're wanted for murder and the authorities have your house surrounded, if you don't come out you know they're going to come in and if you're holding a gun, or shooting a gun or even running for a gun, you know what will happen. I'm fairly certain that Israeli soldiers don't have too much say in the matter of the people they are trying to apprehend beginning to shoot at them. I'm also fairly certain in 99% of countries, if murder suspects begin shooting at the police or fbi or interpol or whoever came to bring them in, they'd be shot. It's kinda what happens when you shoot at people who also have guns from a position of weakness.

The original story said that he was a teacher. He was a settler living illegally in Palestinian territory, and he knew the risks.

Well Maureen , you can at least read the article before posting a comment . "Palestinian security sources report that IDF troops encircled the Nablus casbah at around 4:00 A.M. on Saturday. Then, the IDF surrounded one of the homes in the area before proceeding to forcibly enter. The Palestinians had refused Israeli soldiers' calls to surrender. "

Strange how this happens every time Israel is being pressured on peace...does anyone believe it will happen without sanctions on Israel?

Were you complaining when these guys murdered the rabbi?

It's good to know that Israel has the best troops in the world.

---Truth? First of all, the article is not so clear about the operation. For the good of Haaretz: the three men have been arrested and just killed afterwards. To be more clear, the three guys have been killed with 'cold blood' Then, the wife of one of these three men who opened the door for her "guests" in the early morning was pregnant and was injured. Neglecting these issues from the article would definitely threaten the quality of information and most importantly manipulate the actual picture. --- Act and React According to the IDF story these men were responsible about the killing of the settler few days ago. Well, the act-and-react logic should be applied here. Settlers have been attacking people and torching mosques! So the killing of the settler was a reaction although not desired as Pals are not interested to see IDF soldiers knocking their doors in the early morning. Then the ID killed these men as a reaction to the killing of the settler. Who started this?

Molto bene, cari ragazzi!

Were these the killers of Rabbi Meir Hai or just a raid on Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades members for the killing?

these terrorist leaders were given the option to surrender, they refused and thereby endangered their families too.Had they surrendered, they would have been taken prisoner,soon to be exchanged for a video-tape. They died, because they believed their own propaganda, about the IDF. This case shows That the IDF operates morally, even right after a murder perpetrated by these same people.

More extrajudicial executions/war crimes! And Israel has the hide to whine about the UN Gaza Human Rights Report!

The IDF should not take any captives that might be released in some sort of prisoner exchange deal.

PA Security arrested 150 but didn't decimate them. So the cycle of revenge raids has started. Wonder how many are on the target list.