Bomb explodes in central Jerusalem; 1 dead, at least 30 hurt
Blast caused by explosive device placed next to telephone pole; 59-year-old killed believed to be foreign citizen; three people seriously wounded; entrance to the city has been closed.
By Nir Hasson and Haaretz Service Tags: Israel news JerusalemA bomb exploded Wednesday at a crowded bus stop outside the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, just opposite the central bus station. A 59-year-old woman was killed and at least 30 people were wounded in the incident, three of them seriously.
All of the casualties have been evacuated to the Hadassah Hospital in Ein Karem.
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Israel rescue workers and paramedics work at site of explosion at a bus stop in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 23, 2011. |
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The blast could be heard throughout Jerusalem and blew out the windows of bus No. 74, traveling from Givat Shaul to Har Homa. The explosive device was apparently hidden in a bag next to a telephone pole.
An owner of a kiosk near the scene of the bombing called the police moments before the blast to report a suspicious object near the bus station, and during the phone conversation the bomb exploded.
An eyewitness in the area at the time of the explosion told Haaretz that she heard a loud blast close to the central bus station and second later sirens began to wail and security forces rushed to the scene.
Meir Hagid, one of the bus drivers, said he heard a loud explosion as he drove by the site, located near the main entrance to Jerusalem and its central bus station.
"I heard the explosion in the bus stop," he said. He halted his vehicle and people got off. He said nobody in his bus was hurt.
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Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich told Channel 2 that the bomb was about one to two kilograms (four pounds) and was planted in a small bag on the sidewalk. He said security services were on alert for additional attacks.
The entrance to the city has been closed. Security forces were combing the area for other suspicious packages or objects.
A Channel 2 reporter said that the Palestinian Red Crescent contacted the emergency services to offer assistance in evacuating the wounded.
The 59-year-old woman who was killed in the explosion was believed to be a foreign citizen, and her name was not cleared for publication since her family has yet to be notified.
The woman was seriously wounded as a result of the bombing, and rescue services transferred her to the emergency room in the Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital. Doctors fought for her life for about an hour and ultimately were forced to declare her dead.
Officials in the hospital said that until the late evening hours no family or friends came to look for the woman, and noted that several documents that she possessed indicated that she was a foreign citizen.
The bombing occurred just hours after Gaza militants fired two Grad-type Katyusha rocket at the southern city of Be'er Sheva and a barrage of mortar shells on the western Negev.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed his scheduled trip to Moscow in the wake of the Jerusalem bombing.
Jerusalem has been hit by a number of terror attacks over the last few years, two of them involving tractor drivers that ploughed down a central street.
In the first incident in July 2008, a bulldozer driver hit a bus, pedestrian and cars before he was neutralized by a soldier and civilian who mounted his vehicle and overtook him and then shot and killed him.
The second attack took place three weeks later. Twenty-four people were injured in the attack, one of which moderately to critically wounded. The terrorist hit five cars before he was shot by a civilian and an IDF military border guard officer that were at the scene of the attack.
Three months later, 19 people were injured - two of them critically and four moderately -when an East Jerusalem resident veered off the street onto the sidewalk near the Old City of Jerusalem and crashed into pedestrians. Most of the pedestrians were soldiers. An officer among the group open fire and killed the terrorist.
The capital suffered dozens of suicide bombings that targeted buses and restaurants during the second Palestinian uprising last decade. Jerusalem last experienced a suicide bombing in 2004.
Emergency numbers:
Hadassah Hospital hotline: 1255122
Sha'arei Zedek Hospital 1255125
Jerusalem municipality: 02 5314600
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Which means to respect international law, human rights, follow the path of enlightenment and not that of religious nationalism. The choice is NOW!.
Israel must react but not in a way that might harm and the uprising in the arab countries. Syria is behind but let the syrian opposition try to make the job first. Target the islamisict leaders in Gaza instead. Maybe Hezbolla will begin som action at the Israeli/Libanese border. So watch out. I think more attacks is on the way.
continues. Shame on both your houses. shalom
I dont get it, is the israeli government paying Hamas to do this stuff? Cause there is absolutely no way this is going to benefit a single palestinian, but on the other hand its an immense excuse for bibi not to negotiate peace... I am glad noone died.
Someone needs to save the Israelis and the Palestinians from themselves....clearly their leaders are not brave enough or capable.
Price tags aren´t as much fun when we are paying the higher price.
This is terrorism, as bad as any other (though, thankfully, no one seems to have died here). I can only hope those responsible are found and tried for their crimes, and that no more civilians die in the cross-fire.
It's always civilians that become the victims, when establishment and controlling factions order tit for tat. Maybe civilians on both sides need to come togeather and demand that these leaders listen to them. give the civilians Israeli's and Palestinians equality Netenyahu the big man you go to Ramallah and genuinely make consessions. be the man who brought peace. for the sake of civilians and then both Abbas and Netinyahu togeather find a solution over Gaza. maybe return the land back to Egypt. This situation can not be sustained.
The world media is Finally paying some attention to the Situation in Israel, hope it pays same attention to the situations in Ivory coast, somalia, North cacausas region , The no of deaths in armed Conflicts this year Could Really really spike
it is so scary to find out people got hurt here in Israel thoughts go out to those got hurt
This is an atrocity of course! Alas so is what happened when Israel bombed Gaza killing innocent people. Who is more wrong? They're both wrong. But it doesn't help when you have an administration that does everything in its power to provoke violence and reject any chance of peace. Neither side is right here, direct your anger at your Israeli government as they are the only ones with power. If they can't fix it using their ultra-nationalist ways then try a different tack but lets leave stubborness and ignorance behind.. oh if it were only that simple. people are mindless and the circle will continue until someone is brave enough in the israeli government to do what is humanly right and treat all with respect.
will make an inapproriately soft response
Time to hit at the real culprits...Iran..they are stirring up the whole ME and hijacking the true democracy movements...Syria is their proxy as is hezbollah and hamas...so stop pussy footing around and hit the monsters...hard and fast!!
So sad. The endless cycle of violence starting again for lack of peace...
This is home made and locally grown Israeli terrorism.
Hamas is pushing too far.But i still say if Israel must take a military action,it must look at it thoroughly so that they are not drawn into a trap.I also think shin bet should do more.Jerusalem and every other place in Israel must be quiet.This sort of thing must NOT be allowed to happen.
We must fight terror with terror. Simple!
isreal kidnap, torture, kill Palestinians , then wonder why this is happen to their towns??????
You guys do realize that palestinians have to endure the most thorough of security checks to be anywhere near that area? Obviously either a crazy Orthodox jew (unlikely) or Netanyahu trying to find that last straw to absolve him from engaging in peace talks (his main goal). Israel is a country that has no problem sacrificing the lives of their own people as long as the ends justify the means. Funny how people assume each event is a statistically random event and fail to realize connections between goals, circumstances and events. sad
pals will be blamed-- again. could it be a clever settler not wanting to give up some stolen land? there are extreme radicals on both sides. but i know who will be blamed--and so do the settlers
Israel is in a world of isolation and panic over the impending creation of the state of Palestine. They cannot thwart this effort politically. If I were head of intelligence and asked to come up with a plan to shelve the idea and make the Pals look like the negative party that cannot be negotiated with nor lived with, I would be doing exactly what has been happening this past week. You know Israel has operatives in Gaza and possibly within Hamas and islamic jihad. They pulled the strings and the mortars and rockets fell. As for this bus bomb, Pals normally commit suicide in a bomb attack to ensure fatalities. This smells like an inside job to try and sway int'l opinion back in Israel's favor. Yes I do believe Israel will kill it's own citizens to achieve broader political capital...that's my opinion and I wouldn't be surprised if I'm spot on.
The bomb that exploded in Jerusalem did not differentiate between Zionist and anti-Zionist.; between men, women and children; between Left and Right wing; between those for or against the occupation of the West Bank. The bomb that exploded in Jerusalem was meant to killl Jews. Perhaps one day all Israelis will realise that their small country is for most Muslims inhabited by Jews - who they hate.
They are the forces behind the latest rocketattacks against Israel and todays bomb in Jerusalem. Hamas etc. is only a pawn in their game. The reason is to distract the opposition in their countries and the world from their inferior problems and riots for democracy. The connection to what now is happening in Syria and the terrorattacks against Israel is to clear for anyone to miss.
Hamas and all other radical organizations must go down; we need one modern Palestinian authority. Illegal settlements must stop alongside with their radical leaders. East Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza must be the future Palestinian state. A UN/foreign security must be implemented in-between both countries until things cool up and they learn how to live together as neighbors side by side. Education must be changed in both sides in terms of history i.e. stop with teaching the children that this is a Muslim/Arabic land and Israel doesn’t belong here. Stop with teaching the children that Palestinians never existed and this is a Muslim occupation and invasion of Judea and Samaria. At the end sharing is caring we are all one people.
Live together -- or die together.
I am surprised that the headline doesn't read "IDF claims"..I'm sure Reuters, the BBC and CNN will correct that
Has anyone seen pics of the kids murdered in Gaza last night?
netanyahu needs to start at the top, wipe out the head of hamas just like sharon did.
It is part of the culture that Israel is imposing on the region. You terrorize them, steal their land, bomb houses with children in them. Bomb hospitals. Then if they fight back and one Jew is wounded - Oh my God, the terrorists are back; the vermin must be eradicated.
Unfortunately Israels political establishment (and with that a majority of the Israeli voters) did not respond "nicely" to the relative calm they enjoyed since the end of Intifada II. Instead, more political games, more stalling, more and more settlements was Israels response..... If the WB Palestinians must have learned a lesson over the past 2 years, then it surely must have been, that "good behaviour" simply doesn't pay off with Israels political establishment and its voters.....
The beginning of the end of Abbas and Hamas. We'll see if the Palestinians can finally come up with a TRUE peace partner
Well of course Israel cannot afford to have the leaders of Hamas and Fatah come together... This was expected of the Israeli government... They did this themselves, because the MO of the bombing is completely different to all the attacks the Palestinians have made in the past. They need another excuse to enter Gaza , esp when the whole world is watching whats happening in the other Arab countries... I hope no one dies ... No one deserves to experience such a thing...
Too much attention for the Intifadah in several Arab Islamic countries, so the Jihadists had to do something to counterbalance and try to distract the media from Japan, Lybia, Jemen, The Gulf Shia, Syria, the bombings in Pakistani mosques, the Kurds, the occupation of Turkey in Northern Cyprus..Especially Dutch media , NOS, VARA, VPRO are happy to report on this even, Sander van Hoorn has his finest hour again. You wil not see him in Deraa, Saana ect.
israel should stop targeting Palestinians in order for calm to prevail
Hamas has the right to protect its herd they need for human shields use.
It seems like a terrorist attack. I condemn this disgusting attack. There is nothing in the world that can justify such a shallow attack. I hope Israeli war-mongers doesn't use it to justify any non-discriminating attacks on Gaza and West Bank. Israel should keep calm. If Israel reaches the guns first, for revenge, the terrorist will have accompolished their mission.
It seems like a terrorist attack. I condemn this disgusting attack. There is nothing in the world that can justify such a shallow attack. I hope Israeli war-mongers doesn't use it to justify any non-discriminating attacks on Gaza and West Bank. Israel should keep calm. If Israel reaches the guns first, for revenge, the terrorist will have accompolished their mission.
That is the Receipt for the Settlements and the Occupation. We threat them like animals, what would you do?
I cannot believe the comment of more bloodshed! There will never be Peace in Israel as long as Occupation, settlements, discrimination towards arab Israelis and Palestinians continue... What is needed is true dialogue and true actions to bring a better future for both sides.... the level of dehumanization is one of the greatest hurdle to Peace.
Every neighborhood of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem is no longer safe because of you Netenyahu, and your bunch of right winged extremists. No more stability in Israel.
And so it gets war. Enjoy your settlements.
Must not allow reality to intrude
Jeez. I read the article and was going to post a response like "wow, not good. Whoever did this is trying to escalate the problems" and by the time i got to the bottom and read the first 3 replies i changed what i want to say. Can you people not see that this act (if in fact its a terrorist attack and not a false flag op) is a response to your recent military actions against a defenceless people? And all you lot do is bay for more killing anf more blood to be spilled? Is that all you crave? I dont agree with whoever carried out the bombing, in the same way as i dont agree with israel policy of "targeted killings" which by another name are illegal assasinations. But itdoes nto mean that each time your idf kill innocents i sit here and scream for more murderous acts to appease me....no, I and all other sensible and moderate people say CEASE FIRE, TALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM instead of building more settlement units as a retaliation to a cime no one yet knows who commited but has been hijacked by your politicians. Enough. Stop all killin ans sit and talk. And yes its israel who is stalling the talks and this is what it leads to, mad people commiting mad acts!!!
This must be the best Postin ever on here !
It's really too bad that some people cannot stand to see others in a state of peace. I hope that the injured survive and get well soon. And, I pray that City of Peace may have peace again in the near future. Sha'alu Shalom Yerushalayim
These despicable terrorist attacks must stop, my sincere condolences to the families and loved ones for those that are affected.
HEY ISRAEL STOP BEING SUCH COWARDS......IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT FOR CARING SO MUCH WHAT THE WORLD'S OPINION IS....IF THIS HAPPENED IN CANADA.....YOU REALLY THINK THE CANADIAN GT WOULD SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE SHOW???? ALL THE LOSERS BLAMING THE "OPPRESSION" FOR THIS JUST SIMPLY HATE JEWS.....REMEMBER!!!!!!! NO BODY LIKE THE JEW!!!!!IT'S DEAP IN OUR SYSTEM!!!!!
Stabbing babies in their beds, roceking civilian areas, blowing up buses -- these things are a special kind of evil.
Machine guns, white phosphorous and air attacks aren't evil? It's just a matter of finances.
I pray that all of my brothers and sisters that were hurt in this sub-Human attack have a safe and speedy recovery.
Especially the British Embassy cars after they had been catched redhanded smuggling weapons to Hamas in Jerusalem
It was probably a foreign worker, those people just owed him money or something.
sure not the Palestininas. Shame on the "Israeli" Intelligence.
REACTION AGAINST 300 CHILDREN DYING SCREAMING IN PAIN IN GAZA!CAST LEAD OPERATION!YOU ISRAELIS-ALL OF YOU!-ARE GUILTY OF THAT ATROCITY AGAINST A LOT OF BABIES IN GAZA.
revolution in arab world and now in palestine !
9 innocent Palestinians were murdered in Gaza city yesterday, two children were among them,,,although, it is hard to see innocents getting hurt, the entire bill lies at the Israeli decsion makers in the PMO and the IDF
I hope Netanyahu will step up to the plate & deal with things accordingly. Prayers for all the victims - and help from G-D.
In return for land, Israel gets bombs. Israel gave up Gaza, and gets bombs and rockets. Israel gave up South Lebanon and gets rockets. Israel gave up much of Judea and Samaria and gets the murder of children. This is what the world supports? This is what Obama wants us to negotiate with, to give land to? The anti-Semites are never concerned with how much Jewish blood is spilled, but with only with the feelings of the Arabs
By the way, the fact Jerusalem remains porous in terms of the security barrier, is seen in this terrible incident. It begs for a pragmatic solution, just like the security barrier works in the northern and southern West Bank. It's sad and destructive, but there is no choice.
Do not tell me that this device was prepped by gaza militants. I though Israel blocks gaza and blocks the west bank and has 600 check points and security. This is a low and disgracful tactic to justify the killings of children in Gaza. Israel is losing the Moral ground.
And, always directly and automatically assume that it was a Palestinian or Gazan, vene if there is no evidence as of yet.
I believe in free speech, even for idiotic comments, but it is obscene to say that Jews are blowing up buses of Jews for PR purposes. Cincinnati's hatred of Israel is apparently boundless.
Wow - I thought I'd read some ridiculous things below, but you definitely win with that inept piece of drivel. Congrats!
All checkpoints must be reinstated immediately. During Purim they did not let them in but they opened the roads the next day and this is the result.Also they need to bomb all the tunnels and other terrorist hang outs. Make them pay a heavy price for this cowardly attack against innocent civilians.
The time has come for operation Cast Lead 2!!!
Write which neighbourhood you live in ,perhaps Jihadis will spare you
wilol be satisfied with acomplete Israeli withdrawal to the lines of 1967? If you do think so, you have absoutely no understanding of Islamist extremism, Palestinian or otherwise.
It's about time...don't you think?
A Grad attack and a bombing of a bus station in Jerusalem in the time of the most rightist government you can ask for is surely a request for a serious retaliation. In the time of revolutions in the Arab revolt Israel's government should be careful in responding to these attacks. Terrorist tactics have an advantage of choosing the time, place and intensiveness of the conflict. The timing of these attacks is quite precise and Israel should not allow itself to be dragged in to wider Arab politics. A large scale attack against targets in Gaza will divert attention from the protests in Yemen, Bahrain and the developments in Egypt and Libya. This diversion can be sufficient for those developments to loose momentum and fail. Understanding the desire for retaliation, the cabinet should consider all options on the table before making a decision.
You have just given me the answer i have been asking for.Thank you
You have just given me the answer i have been asking for.Thank you
Wonder which traitors participated in this attempted mass murder
How can one say that Jerusalem should be the center of a future Palestinian statehood, when its Jewish residents probably never will be safe from terrorism? The only solution is to take even more safety measures, Israel should never give in to intimidation, and should never negotiate with people who want the state of Israel to become Palestine. Never again shall we sit and take orders!
Yes, instead we give them to the US and give unreasonable ones to the Palestinians. Instead of sitting and taking orders, we sit idly by why our state sponsors terrorism and murders children in our name. G-d will punish us all for our arrogance. Our children will be slaughtered again, and we will be strangers again in foreign lands, our men slaughtered and our women concubines.
Aside from the notion that Jerusalem is eternal Jewish capital, giving away control over any part of it would have a devastating effect on the security.
We're seeing more and more rockets, and now the explosions are coming back into our fair cities. Hit them. Hit them hard. Thank God there were no fatalities but a wounded person is just as bad in my books.
Sad that Israelis and Palestinians are going down that same old road once again. Politicians refuse to talk to each other but it is the regular people that always pay full price.
is that there is no evidence of anything yet, and everybody automatically assumes that it was a Palestinian/Arab
no idiot will write that it's because of the settlements, or similar tripe. Thge Palestinian extremists want usw out of every square centimeter of land west of the Jordan, and no agreement will be acceptable to them.
want every centimeter of land west of the Jordon, and no agreement is acceptable to them - the Palestine Papers prove it.
u are an idiot, u stole there water there land the check points. what u exceptet? Flowers?
You hope in vain. Idiots are uncurable.
I bet there will be a fourth later on too.
The government has the people's support to crack down hard. Cast Lead II will be starting shortly. To be followed by Abbas living like Arafat did at the end afraid to leave his compound knowing a bulls eye will be on his forehead if this continues
Chas v'shalom, Moshiach will be here by then. Teshuva is the only thing that will help.
Meretz and Balad will condemn Tzahal for making it more difficult to stage these attacks
from North Tel-aviv or Raanana and other most affluent neighbourhoods in Israel
J Street condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s attack in Jerusalem as well as the increase in rocket attacks on the south of Israel. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families and to the people of Israel who in recent days are experiencing once again an increase in terror and violence. We support the state of Israel in taking the steps necessary to respond to today’s attacks, to protect all its citizens, and to bring those who perpetrated today’s attack to justice. We are in Jerusalem today, a mile from the bombing, for a debate in Israel’s Knesset, at which we reiterated that the security of Israel depends on ending the conflict with the Palestinian people through a two-state solution. We remember at this moment the advice of Yitzhak Rabin that we must fight terror as if there were no peace process, but pursue peace as if there were no terror. Even on the blackest of days like today, we recall his words and seek to carry out his legacy. With hope for a more peaceful and secure future in the Middle East,
Palestinians screwed themselves yet again. Let them have fun in their own isolated country, staring at a security wall (instead of enjoying a warm relationship with Israel and benefiting from trade).
Time for the IAF to let Gaza have it. A bus bombing can not be tolerated. The Pals must pay. 5 murdered Israelis earlier this month, daily rocket attacks and now a homocide bombing in Israel's capital.
Violence is committed by both sides in this seemingly endless conflict.
The price of Netanyahu's murdering the peace process is becoming painful. The horror of this bombing is immense. It is not an action justified or justifiable for any reason. Neither was, however, destroying any hope of peace. Netanyahu chose to destroy any hope of Palestinians for peace and by doing so rewarded those who see violence as the only path. Alas violence seems the only path left to to survival for the Palestinians. That does not justify what just happened, or the very many other atrocities which will follow. Nor will violence ensure the systematic expunging of Palestinians from the West Bank. What happened in Jerusalem today was just ruthless, bloody murder. An act of sadism and terrorism.
The same explosion a bit to the south and west would hardly rate a comment, let alone 'horror.' Heck, no one was even killed -- and at least it wasn't an act openly committed by the government to the applause of its best and brightest.
The real horror is that people like Mark exploit massacres of Jews to blame the victims. THe murderers of Jews -- and of the peace process -- are the Arabs, Mark.
and the numbers are expected to climb.That's how Arabs confront domestic problems...Attack Israel and jn hope Syrian people calm down.
The brave Palestinian freedom fighters are waging war against defenseless Israeli civilians. The cowards!
not to compare with bravery, bombing civillians from the air
what about the defenseless palestinians civilians ???? think smart just one time.
just because violence is one of the cornerstones of the nation. It's inevitalble, and will become worse. It will never end, because too much damage is caused bij permanent war, with enemies in- and outside the country.
Palestinians will be blamed as usual.!!
It's always, always one of the many splinter groups of Palestinians.
Why, the culprits may well be miscreant marsupials from Antarctica!
They apparently don't want to live any other way. So be it.
As with previous bombings, the responsibility lies with the Aztecs.
Either the dutch or the slovenians...they're usually behind terrorism in Israel.
It could have been Israeli Arabs too. Not necessarily palestinians. But then again, the Israeli Arabs have so many rights (equal in fact) so it's hard to imagine that they'd do this.
It was not yet clear whether a suicide bomber was behind the attack. Yeah sure - maybe it was Popeye. Or Mickey Mouse.
there was no suicide bomber just a bomb, not the terrorist style
Someone want to ignite this part of the Middle East, that we will join the unrest of the other countries. I say to Netanyahu - be wise and vigilant. Exercise restraint, show moderation. There is no quick fix. Don´t be triggerhappy. Promote such things as common sense and a willingness to negotiate. Don´t let individual terrorists dictate your decisions. Be conciliatory towards the palestinian people, be strong on specific terrorist-criminals. Be......wise.
Hamas lobs some bombs. Israel bombs Gaza, kills a few kids. Hamas blows up a bus. Israel will retaliate and kill more civillians. Sad story.
We should speak with them.
It's been quiet for months if not years. Why now?! Why when the Palestinians are about to reconcile, tension with Israel resumes....
because israel needs hamas as an enemy... what would it do if hamas unites with fatah... Israel had to do something to stop this...
That's how Palestinian factions gain cred - by killing Israelis. Somebody wants more favorable terms for reconciliation. Nice folks!
Obviously a false flag operation. Israel does these things when it needs an excuse to attack the Palestinian population. It's just itching to attack Gaza again.
And it's going on and on and on...
Lets hope that nobody got killed. When will these stupid fools understand that they wont get nowhere by using bombs, killing and injuring innocent civilians.
These stupid fools will understand that they wont get nowhere by using bombs, killing, and injuring civilians when the Israeli Government will remove ALL of its colonies from the West Bank and retreit all its soliders from the Occupied Golan and the Shebaa Farms. How about that?
And will Israel get anywhere by doing what it does? Theres two sides to every story.
tell that to your government, isreal got no where when kill Palestinians everyday, when make their life miserable , when isreali start thinking of Palestinians as a human beings they will get somewhere.
Condolences to the injured. Hopefully the IDF will find the vermin responsible for this attempt at killing innocent civilians.
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Sure, some of you will say Israel deserved it, but this is the reason a wall was built. Sure seems like Hamas is getting a bit restive these days.
First off, that wasn't why the wall was built, and secondly, a bombing hardly demonstrates that it's working.
the wall is useless against rockets... and Iron Dome is a joke to burn money!! Just think how your life would be if you were born in Gaza or Hebron. I'm sure even with terrorism you would have a better life being born in Tel Aviv or Ariel. The best way to stop pain, hate and deaths is peace. See the result of peace agreements with Egypt and Jordan. No need of walls and you get tranquility.
all my solidarity to my israeli brothers!
Bomb bomb bomb!! Very smart dude, it's obvious that you don't live in Israel!
There is turmoil right now in the middle east, like we have never known. Peace is on the way and the people who are against it know it. They are divering attention away from their own chaos. Their days are numbered!!!!
No es nada extraño. Esto es lo que pueden esperar Israel y sus ciudadanos por su politica con sus vecinos palestinos. Es duro pero es asi. Y no tiene fin.
Claro, la politica de Israel es muy leviana con sus vecinos palestinos. Otro pais ya teria terminado el problema. Literalmente terminado.
Bibi must understand that Israel should stop being an arrogant occupation and retreat from the lands of Palestinians so everyone can live in Peace!
This is exactly the attitude that has gotten us nowhere over the years. Eretz Yisroel is ours!
When he says all the lands he is really saying all of Israel...
Should Israel also silently accept tens of rockets sent everyday on its territory?
Israelis think they can make war on another nation with impunity. When its victims strike back, they're shocked. This sort of incident is exactly why peace is needed. Peace is the state of nobody killing each other.
you're not negotiating!!! and the Pals should be negotiating with people like the settlers or those who call for the death of the Goyim?? All Israelis are not good people and all Palestinians are not terrorists. Never forget that 20% of Israelis are Palestinians and their hobby is not killing Jews. With peace extremists loose, with war and death extremists win.
Meltdown in the middle east the radioactive cloud will reach Europe soon
Condemnation at the UN for terror against civilians Delegitimize the PA for hate mongering and incitement Don't take the bait on the blunt military action - be precise. Iran and Syria are waiting for us to take the bait - wait a little longer...
Let's stop all this nonsense of creating another terror state.
Abbas is at it again......................................................
Now how do you like them coconuts mr barak
Take no notice of the left wing Europeans, they are an enemy of Israel. Stop halting actions because of BBC opinions. Fight and keep going until the terrorist entity is on its knees.
A bomb explodes in Jerusalem and the IDF attacks whom exactly? You need to work out your madness with some good exercise. Join a gym.
How many times it has been tried before during these 60 years? So what kind response is enough?
try to remove a bee from your nose with a hand grenade. It's effective, but not the way you intend.
Another military answer? history has proved that the use of force changes nothing... Don't you think it's time for an agreement that would give peace, tranquility and hope for both sides? now a days Isreal is quite a good place to live and the territories are not. Killing more palestinians will only bring more deaths in Israel and more hate for everybody! Does Israel want another intifada? more terrorism against Israelis at home and abroad? Palestinians deserves the same than the Israeli people. A FUTURE!
Killing civilians only creates more terrorists. Do you honestly think more killing is the answer here? Has that worked, for either side, in the last 60 years? Gazans live in fear of missile attacks in their homes, Israelis live in fear of suicide bomber in their public spaces or rockets falling from above, settlers live in fear of murderers in the night, and those in the West Bank fear the sound of the IDF coming to protect price-tag terrorists. Do not add to the din with your clamoring for war.