Thousands turn out in Jerusalem for funerals of Itamar terror victims

who are we dealing with? we still do not know our opponents.who can fathom their thoughts? can humans so easily do this terrible terrible stuff?

.....and with that also big parts of the Israeli electorate, which continues to vote for politicians, who don't want to see a fair and just solution to the ME conflict.

What madness? Not looking at endemic problems of settlement building -- bujt building more in response to this murder. This is one American Jews who sees folly in this absurd response.

This was a peaceful loving couple trying their best to raise their family in the spirit of Judaism. There is no way to bring them back. Please do a mitzva in their name as often as you can. And do what you can to support the remaining children. The years ahead will not be easy for them. Stop this political posturing and focus on what can heal........

What kind of monsters, beasts could kill these beautiful children? Where has the humanity gone? The murderers should be caught and executed ASAP by their own people for humanities sake.

The deaths are regrettable. There is no evidence yet that it was a Palestinian. It could have been someone else with easy access to the settlement. Israel fails to protect its citizen by allowing them to settle land that is not their's. Why don't then stay in Telavive where they have better protection. What's this obsession with someone else's land. The tragedy should make us think that settlements are not a wise solution. I say this with a heavy heart for the children, the parents and the sister who's lives and wil have to live with this tragedy for the rest of her life. Let's strive for peace for crying out loud. Enough is enough. How many should die and how many should you kill before you reach a solution. Let the souls of the dead children be the light that brings peace to the whole region. Don't let them die in vain. The murderer will meet his fate no doubt. The curse of this ugly crime shall haunt him for the rest of his life.

"Blood vengeance against children - even Satan hasn't devised". How true. If there was death penalty in Israel, this despicable and cowardly crime is definitely a reason to prevent the evil perpetrator (and I don't care how many proofs of insanity his future lawyers might produce) from ever waking-up in the morning. This having been said, and in absolutely no way of defending, excusing or explaining the inhuman act, the defunct parents had no business being there to begin with. As for Ya'alon demagogic contention that a murder of a family is an "existential" threat to Israel, it will probably bring him a few votes that he would have garnered in any case but definitely disqualified him from being in any responsible position in a democratic government. This is a murder. A murder of the worst kind (if one can distinguish between one premeditated murder and another) but a murder. Not a weapon of mass destruction waiting to fall on the country.

As a Palestinian neighbour, I and all the people I know deeply condemn this brutal action, and hope that it will not lead to further escalation. And to the fanatics who are helding all the Pals responsible for this disgusting action I say that this is the same twisted blind logic which held a 3 month old baby responsible for illeagal settlement construction.

The purpose of punishing offenders is not only to have justice, but to deter other crimes. Well, the settlers already took care of the latter reason by attacking Arabs and their property. Now we can let the wheels of justice turn at their normal pace. Note that as long as the murderers are not caught, there is always the fear that they may try again. Such fear is not a negative factor. The Itamar settlers are deep into Samaria, and will have to leave their settlement once a peace deal is signed, even according to Netanyahu. So this fear may help softening them up and perhaps even induce new settlers not to come there. In short, a bonanza for all forward thinking Israelis. Notice that this consideration applies AFTER the killing and does not justify it. The question is :how to prevent more such killings in the future.

Is there evidence that this family was murdered by terrorists?Or do we/security/police/news/ automatically suppose it's a terror attack?With a sentence"suspected terrorist attack" the way is paved for revenge,counter-revenge and on and on.Tragedy causing more tragedy,hate and more hate,mistrust and more mistrust.

I first console the victims' families and condemn such a criminal deed. What 's striking is what Netanyahu proceeded to. Instead of sympathizing with the incident and investigating the murder case, the man directly improvised- which is not a novelty- by expressing a desire or let me say decision to stop peace negociations. A retaliation to the crime came in the form of burning cars of Palestenians. It's really shameful to hear this. Whoever is respnsible about the crime is guilty. But the worst is to avenge from people who have no hand in the murder because this in itself is a crime.

Hamakom yenachem etchem betoch shear avelei Tzion Virushalaim. "May the Source of Life bring you the consolation among the other berieved of Zion and Jerusalem", -and the whole world, Japan and Libya too-.

this is peace?when will the world wake up to the realities?

We have had Tathir Square and Pearl Square now its time for Rabin Square. The jews must gather in their thousands at Kikar Rabin send a message to the world we will not accept children being stabbed in their beds and lets build new jewish homes with pride as an act of defiance. Let Obama condemn it we can show him pictures of the dead children and let him know if he wants anything from Israel he needs to start putting the squeeze on Abbas and turn a blind eye to his lack of desire to talk but then blame it all on Bibi. Lets also tell the entire world know the more jews murdered the more settlements that will be built. Before this Bibi was starting to talk tough with settlers and remove illegal outposts now permission has been given to build 500 new homes as a retaliation. The arabs have just encouraged further settlement building.